Darlington Memorial Fountain

Darlington Memorial Fountain

Artist	C. Paul Jennewein
Year	1922
Type	Gilded Bronze
Dimensions	150 cm × 91 cm × 91 cm (60 in × 36 in × 36 in)
Location	Washington, D.C., United States
	38°53′43″N 77°1′7″W / 38.89528°N 77.01861°W / 38.89528; -77.01861
Owner	Distict of Columbia

The Darlington Memorial Fountain is a gilded bronze statue by C. Paul Jennewein. It is located at Judiciary Park at 5th Street and D Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Judiciary Square neighborhood.

The design by C. Paul Jennewein was approved by the United States Commission of Fine Arts, in 1921.^[1] It was installed in November 1923. There was some controversy about the nudity of the Nymph.^[2]

The sculpture was awarded the 1926 Fairmount Park Association Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Another example was acquired by Brookgreen Gardens in 1940, from Charles Louis Borie, friend of the sculptor.^[3]

The inscription reads:
(On top of bronze base:)
A. KUNST
BRONZE FOUNDRY N.Y.
C.P. JENNEWEIN
SC. 1922
(On side of bronze base:)
C.P. JENNEWEIN
SC. 1922
(copyright symbol)
(On side of marble base:)

THIS MONUMENT

HAS BEEN ERECTED BY
HIS FRIENDS WITH THE
SANCTION OF CONGRESS
IN MEMORY OF
JOSEPH JAMES DARLINGTON
1849-1920
COUNSELOR TEACHER

LOVER OF MANKIND ^[4]

References

1. ^ United States. Commission of Fine Arts (1921). Report. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.. http://books.google.com/books?id=yh7iAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=darlington+memorial+fountain+washington&source=bl&ots=A34Nx6x7Kb&sig=Fw38ZctF1Js4ohnUlgkK7qDOj6I&hl=en&ei=bf-eTsWuHOTs0gHr97yOCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=darlington%20memorial%20fountain%20washington&f=false. 
2. ^ John E. Semonche (2007). Censoring sex: a historical journey through American media. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742551329. http://books.google.com/books?id=29NFXftXwI8C&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=darlington+memorial+fountain+washington&source=bl&ots=8FgSvbFQC6&sig=itlzlFQnWF_lf1FRgtvb-CFsaX4&hl=en&ei=2_-eTsT3FIXm0QHfuOmyCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBjgK#v=onepage&q=darlington%20memorial%20fountain%20washington&f=false. 
3. ^ http://www.brookgreen.org/CarlJennewein.cfm
4. ^ "Darlington Memorial Fountain: Nymph and Fawn, (sculpture)". SIRIS

External links

• Volkmar Wentzel (1998). "Darlington Fountain". Washington By Night: Vintage Photographs from the 30s. Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 9781555914103. http://books.google.com/books?id=EhuK7US2r9cC&pg=PA44&lpg=PA44&dq=darlington+memorial+fountain+washington&source=bl&ots=xlmybgYRb5&sig=cw_tdjH7preAyMYPNKsNfySG73M&hl=en&ei=igKfTpP4MMfh0QHQxrz9CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ6AEwADgU#v=onepage&q=darlington%20memorial%20fountain%20washington&f=false. 
• Nude figure as memorial brings severe criticism Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
• http://www.conservationsolution.com/projects/historic-structures/old-dc-courthouse/
• http://www.gilders.com/portfolio/conservation-of-sculpture.html