Umbrella Girl

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Umbrella Girl
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Umbrella Girl
Artist
  • Joan Wobst
  • Phil Kientz
Year1996 (1996)
Location Columbus, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 39°56′33.742″N82°59′39.430″W / 39.94270611°N 82.99428611°W / 39.94270611; -82.99428611

Umbrella Girl, or The Umbrella Girl Fountain, is a 1996 fountain and sculpture in Schiller Park's Grace Highfield Memorial Garden, in Columbus, Ohio's German Village neighborhood, in the United States. [1] The copper fountain and sandstone pool were designed by Joan Wobst and Phil Kientz, respectively. [2]

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History

The current fountain replaced one depicting Hebe, the goddess of youth, installed as a drinking fountain in 1872. This fountain was relocated to a pond during the 1920s, and an umbrella was added. The statue disappeared during the 1950s. [3] Local residents wanted to restore the original fountain and sculpture, resulting in the installation of the current structure in 1996. [2] [4] The statue is mysteriously draped in a red cloak each holiday season. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Umbrella Girl". Ohio Outdoor Sculpture Inventory. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Umbrella Girl Fountain; German Village, Columbus, Ohio". Civic Arts Project. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ Thompson, Erica (October 24, 2018). "Cover: The Umbrella Girl statue in Schiller Park". Columbus Alive . Archived from the original on November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ Darbee, Jeffrey T.; Recchie, Nancy A. (2005). German Columbus. Arcadia Publishing. p. 128. ISBN   9780738533964 . Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Hamper, Anietra (March 15, 2018). Secret Columbus: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Reedy Press. p. 289. ISBN   9781681061252 . Retrieved November 3, 2018.
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