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Lorado Taft continued the formula of "balance" throughout his career. Even the 1922 Fountain of Time -- one of Taft's last works -- and despite its size (more than 125 feet wide and containing over 100 figures) is a balanced composition of detail, sub-component and whole that provides perfect organization for a very complicated assembly.
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FOUNTAIN OF TIME. Viewed from the East
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FOUNTAIN OF TIME. View to the Right
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FOUNTAIN OF TIME. Sub-Composition
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FOUTAIN OF TIME. Detail
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FOUNTAIN OF TIME. Taft Self-Portrait.
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The Fountain of Time is located at the west end of Midway Plaisance -- where its complexity requires viewing in both morning and afternoon light. My only regret is that the sculpture was never rendered in the granite that Taft had orginally conceived. The figures most protected from the weather show Taft at the peak of his creative powers -- if not his career. For more photographs of the FOUNTAIN OF TIME, click HERE.
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