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Fountain and sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Triton Babies Fountain is a fountain and sculpture by Anna Coleman Ladd, installed in Boston's Public Garden, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It features a bronze sculpture, cast in 1922, that depicts a boy and girl and measures approximately 2 ft. 3 in. x 19 in. x 39 in. The statue rests on a granite base measuring approximately 2 ft. 6 in. x 18 in. x 31 in. The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.

A contemporary news item refers to the sculpture, a gift from Mrs. Boylston Beal, as "two Cupids, about life size".

References

"Triton Babies Fountain, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
"New Bronze Groups for Public Garden". The Boston Globe. October 25, 1921. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

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