• Date: 1918
  • Sculptor: Eli Harvey
  • Architect: Charles Stoughton
  • Painter: Edwin Blashfield
  • Medium: Granite and mosaic
  • Location: Bridgemarket, 413 East 59th St., at the Queensboro Bridge.

The fountain is at the far end of the park – it appears to be just in front of the smokestack, although it’s not.

Abundance

According to the Culture Now / Museum without Walls site:

The image depicts a woman leaning against a cornucopia. The woman in the image was modeled after Mrs. Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, who proposed a fountain at the site to bring water to the local Farmer’s Market. She passed away during the planning stages of the fountain; because of this, the scope of the plan was broadened to include an image of her as a memorial. The title of the mosaic is called “Abundance,” which is linked to the water-giving fountain, and the Farmer’s Market goods sold near the sculpture.

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