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Fountain of the Great Lakes, or Spirit of the Great Lakes Fountain, is an allegorical sculpture and fountain by Lorado Taft. The bronze artwork, created between 1907 and 1913, depicts five women arranged so that the fountains waterfall recalls the waterflow through the five Great Lakes of North America. In the Great Lakes, the waterflow begins in Lake Superior at 600 feet (180 m) above sea level and continues eastward through each lake until it reaches Lake Ontario. The Fountain is one of Taft's best known works. It is located in the public South McCormick Memorial Court of the Art Institute of Chicago, in the Chicago Loop.

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  • Fountain of the Great Lakes (en)
  • Fontaine des Grands Lacs (fr)
  • Fontana dei Grandi Laghi (it)
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  • Fountain of the Great Lakes, or Spirit of the Great Lakes Fountain, is an allegorical sculpture and fountain by Lorado Taft. The bronze artwork, created between 1907 and 1913, depicts five women arranged so that the fountains waterfall recalls the waterflow through the five Great Lakes of North America. In the Great Lakes, the waterflow begins in Lake Superior at 600 feet (180 m) above sea level and continues eastward through each lake until it reaches Lake Ontario. The Fountain is one of Taft's best known works. It is located in the public South McCormick Memorial Court of the Art Institute of Chicago, in the Chicago Loop. (en)
  • La fontaine des Grands Lacs (en anglais : Fountain of the Great Lakes) est une sculpture allégorique de Lorado Taft située au Art Institute of Chicago South Stanley McCormick Memorial Court, juste au sud de l'Art Institute of Chicago (Institut d'art de Chicago) dans le secteur communautaire du Loop à Chicago (Illinois, États-Unis). Cette fontaine en bronze fut créée entre 1907 et 1913. Elle est l'une des œuvres les plus connues de Taft. La fontaine représente cinq femmes sur lesquelles s'écoule de l'eau, positionnées de la même manière que l'emplacement géographique des Grands Lacs. (fr)
  • La fontana dei Grandi Laghi o fontana dello Spirito dei Grandi Laghi è una scultura allegorica realizzata da Lorado Taft, situata nella South Stanley McCormick Memorial Court dell'Art Institute of Chicago, a sud dell'Art Institute of Chicago Building. La statua si trova nella community area del Loop a Chicago, Illinois, negli Stati Uniti. Si tratta di un'opera in bronzo scolpita tra il 1907 ed il 1913. La fontana rappresenta cinque donne, dalle e sulle quali scorre l'acqua, alla stessa maniera in cui essa scorre attraverso i Grandi Laghi tra Stati Uniti e Canada. È da notare come sia recuperata all'interno dell'allegoria anche il reale flusso d'acqua all'interno dei laghi: dai 180 metri s.l.m. del Lago Superiore l'acqua defluisce verso est passando di lago in lago, fino a raggiungere il La (it)
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  • Fountain of the Great Lakes (en)
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