Hatfield Fountain

Hatfield Fountain, formally the Antoinette and Mark O. Hatfield Fountain and nicknamed "Chicken Fountain",[1][2] is an outdoor 1989 fountain and sculpture by Tom Hardy, Lawrence Halprin, and Scott Stickney, installed at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, United States.

Hatfield Fountain
The fountain in 2008
Artist
Year1989 (1989)
TypeFountain, sculpture
MediumFountain: Concrete, stone
Sculpture: Bronze, steel
Dimensions4.0 m (13 ft); 7.0 m diameter (23 ft)
Condition"Well maintained" (1993)
LocationSalem, Oregon, United States
Coordinates44.93509°N 123.03127°W / 44.93509; -123.03127
OwnerWillamette University

History

Hatfield Fountain was designed by Tom Hardy, Lawrence Halprin, and Scott Stickney.[1] It is named after Antoinette and Mark Hatfield, a former Oregon senator and Willamette University alumnus,[3] and was dedicated on October 13, 1989.[1] According to Willamette University, the fountain serves as a popular reference point for campus gatherings.[3]

The Hatfield Fountain is administered by Willamette University.[1] In July 1993, the fountain was surveyed and deemed as "well maintained" by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program.

Description

The work features two birds set on a fountain consisting of large stones arranged in two stacks, all set in a round basin.[1] The concrete-and-stone fountain measures approximately 13 feet (4.0 m) tall and has a diameter of 23 feet (7.0 m). One bird sits atop each stack; the bird on the shorter stack is set in a bird nest of rods and carrying a twig in its mouth, and the bird on the taller stack has its wings spread.[1] The birds are made of steel rods and cut bronze or steel sheet; one measures approximately 3 feet (0.91 m) x 2 feet (0.61 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m), and another measures approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) x 2 feet (0.61 m) x 3 feet (0.91 m).[1] Water flows from one of the stacks into the basin. A nearby plaque reads: THE ANTOINETTE AND MARK O. HATFIELD / FOUNTAIN / GENEROUS GIFT / OF / CHARLES E. AND DOROTHY L. COOK / SCULPTURE AND DESIGN BY / TOM HARDY, LAWRENCE HALPRIN / AND SCOTT STICKNEY / DEDICATED OCTOBER 13, 1989.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Antoinette and Mark O. Hatfield Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  2. "Hallie Ford Museum of Art and Salem: March 5, 2005". Obsidians, Inc. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  3. "Virtual Tour: Hatfield Fountain". Willamette University. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
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