LaFayette Fountain | |
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Artist | Lorado Taft |
Year | 1887 |
Type | marble |
Dimensions | 4.9 m diameter (16 ft); figure 6 ft × 3 ft × 3 ft (1.83 m × 0.91 m × 0.91 m), pedestal 12 ft (3.7 m) and 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) diameter |
Location | Lafayette, Indiana |
Lafayette Fountain is an 1887 fountain by sculptor Lorado Taft, in the grounds of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in Lafayette, Indiana. The fountain is composed of a number of tiered bowls with a marble statue of the Marquis de LaFayette on top. He holds a sword next to his heart in his right hand and has a cape draped over his left arm.