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Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach

Fountain of the Dolphins map_it

  • Sculptor: Steven Dickey
  • Architect: Dana Hepler
  • Description: Fountain consisting of six dolphin figures (life size) fastened to footings by posts and wave-shaped rails containing illuminable fiber-optic cables, water jets
  • Materials: Dolphin figures and rails--bronze; posts--steel
  • Cast: April 1998
  • Dedicated: June 20, 1998
  • Foundry: Bronzart Foundry, Inc.
  • Fabricator: Bronzart Foundry, Inc.
  • Donor: Staten Island Borough President's Office

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