Slide Title

Cincinnati: Fountain Sqaure

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College
Ferdinand von Miller

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Date

11-1994

Description

This view shows a shilouette of the Tyler Davidson Fountain at Fountain Square, Cincinnati. Dedicated in 1871, it has become a symbol of the city and popular tourist destination. It’s actual title is The Genius of Water, and features a woman with her arms outstretched from which streams of water flow. The square was donated by Henry Probasco in memory of his brother.

RIAMCO Link

Finding Aid on RIAMCO to Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications

Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_Davidson_Fountain

Rights

This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Dates

1813-1887

Creator 2 Role

Sculptor

Subject Headings

Architecture -- Monuments -- Memorials -- Statues -- Ohio -- Cincinnati; Cities and towns -- Ohio -- Cincinnati; Shopping centers -- Stores, Retail -- Ohio -- Cincinnati;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

Ohio

City Name

Cincinnati

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet and von Miller, Ferdinand, "Cincinnati: Fountain Sqaure" (1994). Browse All. 546.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/546