{"id":1,"date":"2023-11-02T19:48:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/?p=1"},"modified":"2023-11-15T03:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T03:36:16","slug":"fountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/uncategorized\/fountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Fountain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Raymond I. Jacobson and Russell Ferlen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1967<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioned for the Centennial Celebration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sketchfab-embed-wrapper\"> <iframe title=\"Fountain Sculpture, Carleton College\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; xr-spatial-tracking\" xr-spatial-tracking execution-while-out-of-viewport execution-while-not-rendered web-share src=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/models\/5ea53a01970c40e393981468207e8d53\/embed\"> <\/iframe> <p style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; margin: 5px; color: #4A4A4A;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/3d-models\/fountain-sculpture-carleton-college-5ea53a01970c40e393981468207e8d53?utm_medium=embed&#038;utm_campaign=share-popup&#038;utm_content=5ea53a01970c40e393981468207e8d53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #1CAAD9;\"> Fountain Sculpture, Carleton College <\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com\/salad046?utm_medium=embed&#038;utm_campaign=share-popup&#038;utm_content=5ea53a01970c40e393981468207e8d53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #1CAAD9;\"> salad046 <\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/sketchfab.com?utm_medium=embed&#038;utm_campaign=share-popup&#038;utm_content=5ea53a01970c40e393981468207e8d53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #1CAAD9;\">Sketchfab<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Fountain<\/em> was designed by Professor Raymond Jacobson of the Carleton Art Department as a Commission for Carleton College\u2019s Centennial Celebration in 1967 (Perlman Museum). Russell Ferlen (college \u201cinstrument maker\u201d) helped develop the mechanism that allows the sculpture to rotate. Together, they spent four months working on the sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201c[T]he work represents no theme or Idea, but evolved as a response to the climatic, human, and physical environment of Carleton.The design is complete without flowing water because for much of the year it must function not as a fountain, but as a sculpture.\u201d <\/p><cite>Banks, 1967, 8.<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 8 ft and 700 lbs sculpture is made of bronze, cement, and metal hardware (materials that can survive the MN weather) and was designed to rotate very slowly. The rotation of the sculpture and flowing water help provide changing perspectives and constant change. Jacobson and Ferlen both agreed that \u201ca work of art, once permanently placed, is too often taken for granted as a part of the surrounding landscape\u201d (Coelges, 1967). Thus, It was designed to contrast the flatness of Boliou by providing a lively and showy visual to people walking into the building. Additionally, the supporting column and pool are plain geometric designs that help to bring focus to the sculpture itself and not distract from it. (Banks, 1967, 8).It was said that Jacobson\u2019s \u201ctact as a sculptor is to make art like himself: sound and solid, never intimidating, but quietly persuasive over time.\u201d (Fure-Slocum, 2012). This is reflected in his <em>Fountain.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"991\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2725-1-991x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2725-1-991x1024.jpg 991w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2725-1-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2725-1-768x793.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2725-1-1487x1536.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2725-1-1983x2048.jpg 1983w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation of the fountain. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"992\" src=\"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2724-1-1024x992.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2724-1-1024x992.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2724-1-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2724-1-768x744.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2724-1-1536x1488.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2724-1-2048x1983.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Article on the fountain in the St. Paul Pioneer Press, June 1967<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2731-1-1-1024x347.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2731-1-1-1024x347.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2731-1-1-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2731-1-1-768x260.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2731-1-1-1536x520.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hhfinals.dgah.sites.carleton.edu\/carletonsculptures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_2731-1-1-2048x694.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First Penny Thrown into Fountain Pool at Boliou. June 1, 1967. Carleton Archives.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fountain was designed by Professor Raymond Jacobson of the Carleton Art Department as a Commission for Carleton College\u2019s Centennial Celebration in 1967 (Perlman Museum). Russell Ferlen (college \u201cinstrument maker\u201d) helped develop the mechanism that allows the sculpture to rotate. 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