Orpheus Fountain
VRA Core
Title
Orpheus Fountain
Cranbrook Academy of Art
Cranbrook School for Boys
Cranbrook Educational Community
Agent
Carl Milles (Swedish sculptor and professor, 1875-1955, active in the United States)
Location
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
39221 Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
42°34′3.4″N 83°14′36.9″W
Date
Cast 1937
20th century
Style Period
Modern
Cultural Context
American
Worktype
sculpture
Material
Bronze
Subject
decorative arts
sculptures
universities
campuses
university and college buildings
Description
general view
general view of sculpture
Cranbrook version of the fountain does not include the figure of Orpheus in the center as seen in the original fountain in Stockholm, Sweden. The Cranbrook version of the fountain features eight figures in a circle with Milles asserting them as “people listening to music.” Beethoven is identified by his raised arms in despair that due to his deafness he could not listed to the music Orpheus is playing.
Rights
© Michael Peters
© Texas Tech University Libraries
Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
ID
Peters03305
Source
Michael Peters
Collection
Citation
Milles, Carl, Orpheus Fountain, Cast 1937, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States, TTU Arch Design Images. Image Source: Michael Peters. https://archimage.lib.ttu.edu/items/show/14078.
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