"The State of Colorado Fountain" also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain
Creator(s)
Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob)
Summary
View of the fountain titled "The State of Colorado Fountain" (sculpted in 1917 by Lorado Taft), also known as the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain, on the north end of City Park Esplanade in City Park, Denver, Colorado. Shows a bronze statue of a woman, garbed in robes, stands on a granite base. The figure is holding a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. An inscription inscribed on the base reads: "The Gift of Joseph Addison Thatcher to the City of Denver 1918." A group of bronze figures on the base include a man and a woman, a cherub or putto is beside the couple. Crab apple trees bloom in the distance.
Date
1998
Notes
Scanned image from loaned collection.; Title and content derived from inventory prepared by Jacquelyn Ainlay-Conley.; Digitization sponsored by the Kenneth King Foundation.; R7001511818
Physical Description
1 slide : color.
Is Part Of
Tom Noel photograph collection.; Tom Noel photograph collection, notebook Cheesman Park and Circle Drive.;
Subject
Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Denver (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Fountains.; Parks.; Public sculpture.; Thatcher, Joseph Addison--Monuments.; Fountains--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Public sculpture, American--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; Urban parks--Colorado--Denver--Pictorial works.; City Park (Denver, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Denver (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
Source
Tom Noel.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
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