Bagheera Fountain

Bagheera Fountain
The fountain in 2013
Map
ArtistLilian Swann Saarinen
Year1939 (1939)
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°21′15″N 71°04′09″W / 42.354141°N 71.069134°W / 42.354141; -71.069134

Bagheera Fountain is a 1939 fountain by Lilian Swann Saarinen, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Description and history

Inspired by Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894), the fountain features a bronze sculpture of a mountain lion and owl, measuring approximately 32 x 16 x 16 in. The statue rests on a polished granite base that is approximately 57 in. tall and has a diameter of 60 in. The fountain was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bagheera Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on February 15, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

External links

  • Media related to Bagheera Fountain at Wikimedia Commons
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