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''Umbrella Girl'', or ''The Umbrella Girl Fountain'', is a 1996 fountain and sculpture in Schiller Park's Grace Highfield Memorial Garden, in
The current fountain replaced one depicting ''Hebe'', the goddess of youth, installed as a drinking fountain in 1872. This fountain was relocated to a pond during the 1920s, and an umbrella was added. The statue disappeared during the 1950s. Local residents, wanting to replace the original fountain and sculpture, resulting in the installation of the current structure in 1996. The statue is mysteriously draped in a red cloak each holiday season.
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...
's German Village
German Village is a historic neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio, just south of the city's downtown. It was settled in the early-to-mid-19th century by a large number of German immigrants, who at one time comprised as much as a third of the city's ...
neighborhood, in the United States. The copper fountain and sandstone pool were designed by Joan Wobst and Phil Kientz, respectively.
History
The current fountain replaced one depicting ''Hebe'', the goddess of youth, installed as a drinking fountain in 1872. This fountain was relocated to a pond during the 1920s, and an umbrella was added. The statue disappeared during the 1950s. Local residents, wanting to replace the original fountain and sculpture, resulting in the installation of the current structure in 1996. The statue is mysteriously draped in a red cloak each holiday season.
See also
*1996 in art
Events from the year 1996 in art.
Events
*8 January – Shortly after publication of the Italian edition of his book ''The Art Forger's Handbook'', English-born art forger Eric Hebborn is found lying in a street in Rome, his skull crushed with ...
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* 1996 establishments in Ohio 1996 sculptures Fountains in Ohio German Village Outdoor sculptures in Columbus, Ohio Sculptures of children in the United States Statues in Columbus, Ohio Historic district contributing properties in Columbus, Ohio {{US-sculpture-stub