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| Artist | Jack Greaves |
| Year | 1984 |
| Subject | Naiads |
| Location | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
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Naiads is a 1984 fountain and sculpture by Jack Greaves, installed by the Capitol Square skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio.
The bronze sculpture depicts two nude women with nine birds flying above. They rest on a base depicting swimming salmon and sunfish. Naiads was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994. [1]
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