Art@Site www.artatsite.com Lorado Taft Fountain of Time
Artist:

Lorado Taft

Title:

Fountain of Time

Year:
1922
Adress:
Washington Park
Website:
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Inspired by Henry Austin Dobson's poem, "Paradox of Time:"Time goes, you say? Ah no, Alas, time stays, we go."
Made with hollow-cast concrete, reinforced with steel and incorporated pebbles from the Potomac River. This composite material was an innovation at the time.
Location: Western edge of the Midway Plaisance in the Washington Park.
Washington Park is registered in the National Register of Historic Places, and this sculpture is a contributing structure in this achievement.