''Bagheera Fountain'' is a 1939 fountain by
Lilian Swann Saarinen
Lilian Louisa "Lily" Swann Saarinen (April 17, 1912 – May 22, 1995) was an American sculptor, artist, and writer. She was the first wife of Finnish-American architect and industrial designer Eero Saarinen, with whom she sometimes collabora ...
, installed in
Boston
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's
Public Garden, in the
U.S. state
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of
.
Description and history
Inspired by
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling ( ; 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)''The Times'', (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12. was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. He was born in British India, which inspired much of his work.
...
's ''
The Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' (1894) is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, ...
'' (1894), the fountain features a
bronze sculpture
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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
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's "
Save Outdoor Sculpture!
Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) was a community-based effort to identify, document, and conserve outdoor sculpture in the United States. The program was initiated in 1989 and ended in 1999.
History
Save Outdoor Sculpture! was initiated by Herit ...
" program in 1993.
See also
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1939 in art
Events from the year 1939 in art.
Events
* March 20 – The Berlin Fire Brigade is ordered to burn around 5000 works of graphic art considered by the ruling Nazi Party in Germany to be "degenerate art" and which have little market value.
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References
External links
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1939 sculptures
Boston Public Garden
Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts
Sculptures of cats
Fountains in Massachusetts
Granite sculptures in Massachusetts
Outdoor sculptures in Boston
Sculptures of birds in Massachusetts
Statues in Boston
Statues of fictional characters
Works based on The Jungle Book
Animal sculptures in Massachusetts
Sculptures of owls
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