The Appeal of Water
by W. LaBier Jones
page 24
Public monuments have always depended on the cooperation of diverse groups and individuals, but the most successful incorporate what are considered to be the highest forms of architecture and art in their era. From the late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century, the still-young and newly affluent United States celebrated the concept of self-determination and the free flow of ideas with grand monuments to its heritage and progress.
In this period, fountains were considered the external crowning glory to public and government buildings, incorporating the ideas of the strength, movement, and appeal of water, while maintaining a direct connection to the traditional aesthetics and role of fountains in European cities.
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