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Fountains : splash and spectacle : water and design from the Renaissance to the present / edited by Marilyn Symmes ; [contributors] Kenneth Breisch ... [et al.].
Publication details: New York : Rizzoli International Publication in association with Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1998.Description: 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cmISBN:- 0847821005 :
- NA9400 .F68 1998
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Catalog of an exhibition held at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, June 9-Oct. 11, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201) and index.
Fountains grace every major city in the world, from Rome's historic squares to the vanguard urban spaces of Portland, Oregon, as well as smaller towns and private gardens. This book celebrates the achievements in fountain design since the Renaissance, and explores the fountain's social significance and its underlying architectural, hydraulic, and psychological principles. Historical art and modern photographs feature fountains as symbols of power; the incredible fountain displays made for international expositions; fountains as urban oases; fountains for pleasure and entertainment, and more.
Fountains is published to accompany an exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, in summer 1998.
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