Covering the First half of the 20th Century
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Fountains of the 13th - 17th Centuries
Fountains of the 18th Century
Fountains of the 19th Century
Fountains of the Early 20th Century
Fountains of the Late 20th Century
1900
Chateau de Eau at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1901
Court of Fountains at Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo. Also, the Fountain of Abundance, sculpted by Martiny.
1912
The Benson Bubblers Fountain in Portland, by AE Doyle. Also, the Josephine Shaw Lowell Memorial Fountain in Bryant Park, New York
1914
James Scott Memorial Fountain at Belle Isle, Detroit. Sculpture & Statuary by Adams and Aitken.
1915
Three important fountains at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition at San Francisco: The Fountain of the Rising Sun & Fountain of the Setting Sun, and the Fountain of Energy, whose sculpture was formed by Alexander Stirling Calder.
1916
Italian Water Garden & Main Fountain Garden at Longwood Gardens in Brandywine Valley, PA.
1917
"The Fountain Readymade" dedicated to the Society of Independent Artists Exhibition in New York. Statuary by Duchamp.
1921
The Rear Admiral Samuel Dupont Memorial Fountain at Dupont Circle in Washington, DC. Sculpture by Daniel Chester French.
1924
The restored Tureen & Fountain in Campodei Fiori.
1925
Springs and Rivers of France Fountain at the International Exposition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris.
1926
Mosaic Fountain at Grosser Garten, Dresden, Germany. This fountain was completely restored in 1995. Also, this year saw the erection of Shemanski Fountain with Statue of Rebecca in Portland, Oregon.
1927
Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain at Grant Park in Chicago. Sculpture and Statuary by Loyau. This fountain was renovated in 1994 by Harry Weese.
1931
Grand Signal Fountain at Exposition Coloniale in Paris.
1934
Prometheus Fountain at Rockefeller Center in New York. Sculpture by Paul Manship.
1937
Fountains of the Palace of Chaillot at the International Exhibition of Applied Arts and Crafts in Modern Life, in Paris. Sculpted and Statue Design by Bacque, Drivier, Guyot.
1939
The Lagoon Fountain, The Water Ballet Fountain, Symbol of Electric Power Fountain at the New York World's Fair.
1940
Meeting of the Waters aka Wedding of the Rivers Fountain, sculpture and statuary by Carl Milles. St. Louis, Missouri.
Fountains of the 13th - 17th Centuries
Fountains of the 18th Century
Fountains of the 19th Century
Fountains of the Early 20th Century
Fountains of the Late 20th Century