| Eli Bates Fountain | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The fountain in 2012 | |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 41°55′22″N 87°38′7″W / 41.92278°N 87.63528°W / 41.92278; -87.63528 |
Eli Bates Fountain, also known as Storks at Play, is a fountain and sculpture in the center of the formal garden outside Lincoln Park's Conservatory, in Chicago, Illinois.
Description
The fountain is composed of a large, circular granite basin, two bronze storks (or, possibly, herons) with outstretched wings and water spewing water from their beaks, three figures that are half-boy and half-fish each holding unwieldy fishes, and bronze reeds and cattails at the center.
History
The fountain was installed in 1887 as a gift from Eli Bates, a wealthy Chicago business man. It was designed by famous artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), and his assistant Frederick William MacMonnies (1863–1937), who later would design the famous central fountain, the Grand Barge of State, in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition.
References
- "Essential Sculpture" (PDF). Lincoln Park Conservancy.
- "Eli Bates Fountain | Chicago Park District". www.chicagoparkdistrict.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- "Eli Bates Fountain – Public Art and Architecture from Around the World". artandarchitecture-sf.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- "Past Projects - Lincoln Park Conservancy". 2015-07-16. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Eli Bates Fountain". Chicagoparkdistrict.com. Retrieved September 30th, 2015. Archived 2015-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
