Sketch for Fountain of Silence and Meditation
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Helen Farnsworth Mears (American, 1871–1916). Sketch for Fountain of Silence and Meditation, 1915. Plaster, 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (42.9 x 42.9 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Mears, 20.990.5. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Sketch for Fountain of Silence and Meditation
Date
1915
Medium
Plaster
Classification
Dimensions
16 7/8 x 16 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (42.9 x 42.9 x 22.2 cm)
Inscriptions
Incised on front of wall: "THE FOUNTAIN / OF SILENCE AND MEDITATION"
Markings
Stamped on back of wall below male figure: "HELEN FARNSWORTH MEARS / SCULPTOR / COPYRIGHTED BY / MARY MEARS / 1919"
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Mears
Accession Number
20.990.5
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