Bethesda Fountain
Item
- Media
Bethesda Fountain
- Title
- Bethesda Fountain
- Angel of the Waters
- Model
- Cushman, Charlotte
- Artist
- Stebbins, Emma
- Date
- Completed in 1868, unveiled in 1873
- Description
- Bethesda Fountain, with its statue entitled 'Angel of the Waters' placed within, was designed by Emma Stebbins (1 September 1815 – 25 October 1882) in 1868 but not revealed until 1873. It is located in the center of Bethesda Terrace in Central Park. 'Angel of the Waters' is an 8-foot (2.4 m) bronze statue.
- On View
- Bethesda Terrace
- Measurements
- 26' height x 96' diameter (fountain in its entirety)
- Materials
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- bronze casting
- Rights
- NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
- Item sets
- Feminine Gilded Age Art