Lotta Fountain is a 1939 fountain and sculpture by artist
Katharine Lane Weems and architects J. W. Ames and E. S. Dodge. It is installed along
Boston
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Charles River Esplanade
The Charles River Esplanade of Boston, Massachusetts, is a state-owned park situated in the Back Bay area of the city, on the south bank of the Charles River Basin.
Description
The limited-access parkway Storrow Drive forms the southern bound ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Massachusetts
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Description and history
The granite structure is approximately 10 x 20 x 15 ft. and functions as a drinking fountain. It features a square column topped with seated dog, and a spout on the base depicting the head of a cat. The work was surveyed as part of the
Smithsonian Institution
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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 1997.
See also
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1939 in art
References
External links
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1939 establishments in Massachusetts
1939 sculptures
Animal sculptures in Massachusetts
Sculptures of cats
Charles River Esplanade
Drinking fountains in the United States
Fountains in Massachusetts
Granite sculptures in Massachusetts
Outdoor sculptures in Boston
Sculptures of dogs in the United States
Statues in Boston
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