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

Bagheera Fountain
The fountain in 2013
ArtistLilian Swann Saarinen
Year1939 (1939)
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42.354141°N 71.069134°W / 42.354141; -71.069134

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]


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References


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





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