Botanical Gardens Fountain at Chicago Women's
Additional Facility Details
Artist
Robinson Iron Corp. and Tannis Langdon, architect
Artwork Year Installed
1999
Other Designer
McKay Landscape Architects
Features
Artworks & Monuments, Outdoor, Type: Fountain Description
Landscape architect Mimi McKay and architect Tannys Langdon designed Chicago Women鈥檚 Park and Garden in 1999. The park was intended as a place to recognize the contributions of Chicago women as well as a respite spot for the residents and visitors to the area.
The park鈥檚 centerpiece is a fountain that was produced by Robinson Iron Corporation. Entitled the Botanical Gardens Fountain, it has a shallow copper-coated cast iron urn that gently drips water into a lower basin. Robinson Iron also created the Children鈥檚 Fountain in Lincoln Park, the Gurgoyle Fountain in Wicker Park, and another version of the Botanical Gardens Fountain in Mariano Park.