Hyde Park Fountain
By William Conrad Severson and Saunders Schultz
Category: Fountain
About
The sculpture is a playful re-use of an ornate, old Victorian fountain base that is symbolic of the way homes in the rejuvenated neighborhood have been remodeled and updated. The fountain, made of bent chrome tubing, sprays water during summer months from a series of drilled holes.
Dimensions: 9′ x 4′ x 6′
Year Completed: 1957
Material: Chrome tubing
Owner: City of St. Louis
About the artist:
William Conrad Severson and Saunders Schultz
Severson 1924-1999, Schultz b. 1927
William Conrad Severson was an internationally acclaimed artist who sculpted works for corporate, institutional, liturgical and private commissions. His artwork can be seen in the US, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Moscow. He was a co-founder and former president of the St. Louis Sculptors Gallery, and the first artist-in-residence at the Missouri Council of the Arts program in Chillicothe, Missouri.
Saunders Schultz received his BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1950 and two years later received an MFA from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. He is an internationally acclaimed artist who focuses on making sculpture to fit its particular environment. Often creating monumental works that are larger-than-life, Schultz stresses the importance of making his work aesthetically pleasing. His work is characterized by sharp angles and shiny forms, due to the nature of the stainless steel with which he works.
