Fountain and sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
One of many stereoscopic images of the fountain
Brewer Fountain is a 1868 bronze sculpture by Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard . It stands near the corner of Park and Tremont Streets in Boston , Massachusetts , by Park Street Station.
History
The 22-foot-tall (6.7 m), 15,000-pound (6,800 kg) bronze fountain, cast in Paris , was a gift to the city by Gardner Brewer . It began to function for the first time on June 3, 1868. It is one of several casts of the original, featured at the 1855 Paris World Fair , designed by French artist Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard ;[ 1] other copies with minor variations can be found across the world, including the Steble Fountain in Liverpool or the Tournouy Fountain in Québec .
At least sixteen other copies exist, including one on Av. Cordoba y Cerrito in Buenos Aires and in Salvador de Bahia , Brazil.[ 2] [ 3] The fountain is decorated with the figures of Neptune , Amphitrite (Neptune's wife), and Acis and Galatea , a couple from Greek mythology .[ 4] It fell into disrepair and finally stopped functioning entirely in 2003. A major repair project began in 2009.[ 5] After a year-long $640,000 off-site restoration led by sculpture conservator Joshua Craine of Daedalus Inc., it was re-dedicated on May 26, 2010.[ 6]
See also
References
^ "Brewer Fountain on Boston Common, with a Biography of Gardner Brewer" . Celebrateboston.com. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2012 .
^ "E-monumen" . Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-02-12 .
^ "Public Art Around the World - Ornamental Fountain Tacna" . Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2014-02-12 .
^ "Boston Common" . Aviewoncities.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2012 .
^ Abel, David (June 12, 2009). "141-year-old Brewer Fountain to undergo restoration" . The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2012 .
^ Abel, David (May 27, 2010). "A jewel of the Boston Common glistens once more" . The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2012 .
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Key : † No longer extant or on public display