International studio . DkOUWNU FLOWERS BY W. D. PADDOCK Copyright by W. D. PaddockTHE VINE BY W. D. PADDOCK memorial bird fountain. The figure is a cast for abronze to be placed on a large vine-coveredboulder, and is designed for a drinking place forbirds. The delicate and gentle idealism of art seems wonderfully expressed in thisfountain, where the sweet and thoughtful face ofan angel—a human yet celestially serene being—looks down into the shallow basin where the birdsbathe and drink. The figure crouches in a pro-tecting attitude, supporting the basin on one knee;she holds it car
International studio . DkOUWNU FLOWERS BY W. D. PADDOCK Copyright by W. D. PaddockTHE VINE BY W. D. PADDOCK memorial bird fountain. The figure is a cast for abronze to be placed on a large vine-coveredboulder, and is designed for a drinking place forbirds. The delicate and gentle idealism of art seems wonderfully expressed in thisfountain, where the sweet and thoughtful face ofan angel—a human yet celestially serene being—looks down into the shallow basin where the birdsbathe and drink. The figure crouches in a pro-tecting attitude, supporting the basin on one knee;she holds it carefully, almost tenderly, though witha quiet strength, and her wings sweep upward andaround as though to shelter her little featheredcharges from all harm. At certain angles shealmost seems to smile, as though gently amused atthe frantic little splashings in the basin, but againher face wears a serious, deeply thoughtful air ofmaternal concern. It is a poem in bronze, and apoem so delicate that the words of any but
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