Russell Alger Memorial Fountain
 The fountain in 2022 | |
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| 42°20′13″N 83°03′00″W / 42.33689°N 83.04993°W | |
| Location | Grand Circus Park Historic District, Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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| Designer | Daniel Chester French (sculptor) Henry Bacon (architect) |
| Type | Fountain Statue |
| Material | Bronze |
| Dedicated date | July 27, 1921 |
| Dedicated to | Russell A. Alger |
Russell Alger Memorial Fountain is a
Grand Circus Park
and was dedicated on July 27, 1921.
The
bas relief
portrait of Alger on the granite base. Lion heads on the base serve as founts to pour water into the surrounding bowl.
Civil War veteran (he enlisted as a private and ended the war as a general), politician (Governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator from Michigan, and U.S. Secretary of War), and a very successful businessman. Following Alger's death a "memorial society" of Civil War veterans convened and commissioned the work.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor", The Preservation Press, Washington D.C., 1976 pp. 164–170
- ^ Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor", The Preservation Press, Washington D.C., 1976 pp. 169
- ^ Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, with Thomas J Holleman, "Art In Detroit Public Places", Wayne State University Press, Detroit 1980 pp. 20–21
External links
Media related to Russell Alger Memorial Fountain at Wikimedia Commons