Bagheera Fountain
Fountain and sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
42°21′15″N 71°04′09″W / 42.354141°N 71.069134°W / 42.354141; -71.069134 Bagheera Fountain is a 1939 fountain by Lilian Swann Saarinen, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Description and history
Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894), the fountain features a bronze sculpture of a mountain lion and owl, measuring approximately 32 x 16 x 16 in. The statue rests on a polished granite base that is approximately 57 in. tall and has a diameter of 60 in. The fountain was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]
See also
United States portal
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- 1939 in art
References
- ^ "Bagheera Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
External links
Media related to Bagheera Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
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