Orpheus Fountain
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Orpheus Fountain
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Cranbrook Academy of Art
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Cranbrook Educational Community
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Carl Milles (Swedish sculptor and professor, 1875-1955, active in the United States)
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Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States
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39221 Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
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42°34′3.4″N 83°14′36.9″W
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United States
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Cast 1937
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20th century
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Decorative Objects, Furnishing, and Visual Works
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Modern
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American
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Bronze
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sculptures
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universities
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campuses
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university and college buildings
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general view, general view of sculpture
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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.
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Michael Peters
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Michael Peters
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© Michael Peters
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© Texas Tech University Libraries
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Users must request permission from the copyright holder for all use in publications, including theses and dissertations.
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Carl Milles (Swedish sculptor and professor, 1875-1955, active in the United States), “Orpheus Fountain”, Arch Design Images, accessed September 20, 2024, https://exhibits.lib.ttu.edu/s/archlib/item/43892