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The Swann Memorial Fountain (also known as the Fountain of the Three Rivers) is an art deco fountain sculpture located in the center of Logan Circle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [ 1 ]
Swann died on March 21, 1876. [7] The Swann Memorial Fountain. In 1924, the Philadelphia Fountain Society built the Swann Memorial Fountain in honor of Dr. Swann. The fountain was designed by sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder and architect Wilson Eyre. The fountain is located in Logan Circle, at the midpoint of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
The earliest and most prolific fountain-building organization was the Philadelphia Fountain Society, headed by medical doctor and art collector Wilson Cary Swann (1806–1876) and formally incorporated on April 21, 1869, [18] with the stated mission of developing water fountains and water troughs for Philadelphia.
Originally "Northwest Square" in William Penn's 1684 plan for the city, the square was renamed in 1825 after Philadelphia statesman James Logan. [2] The park is the focal point of the eponymous neighborhood. Logan Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [3]
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story (original German title: Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi) is 2005 novel by Leonie Swann. It is a detective story featuring a flock of anthropomorphic Irish sheep out to solve the murder of their shepherd. Written originally in German, the novel became an international bestseller, and has been translated into ...
Thomas Burnett Swann (October 12, 1928 – May 5, 1976) was an American poet, critic and fantasy author. His criticism includes works on the poetry of H.D. and Christina Rossetti . Swann died of cancer and several of his novels were published posthumously.
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Leonie Swann studied philosophy, psychology and English literature in Munich, and now lives in Berlin. Her first novel, Glennkill (published as Three Bags Full in English), sold over 100,000 copies in the first six months after publication. It has been translated to 32 languages.