A celebration of moral force : the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America centennial fountain PDF
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UNIVERSITY/ PENNSYLVANIA UBRAR1E5 ACELEBRATION OFMORAL FORCE: THE CATHOLICTOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION OFAMERICA CENTENNIAL FOUNTAIN DariaA. Gasparini ATHESIS Historic Preservation PresentedtotheFacultiesoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain PartialFulfillmentoftheRequirements fortheDegreeof MASTEROF SCIENCE 2002 Supervisor Reader ChristaWilmanns-Wells Dennis Montagna LecturerinHistoricPreservation MonumentResearch and PreservationProgram NationalPark Service GraduateiGroup Chair FranKTjTMatero AssociateProfessorofArchitecture FlK^^ '^^^'^/'^'^/oS/aoos/^-^jjqc) UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA i.iBR/J'='"ES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am indebtedtoChristaWilmanns-Wells, thesisadvisor, andDennisMontagna, reader, withoutwhoseencouragement, ideasand supportthisthesiscould nothavebeenwritten. Itwastheirgenerosityoftimeandpatiencethroughouttheprocessofresearching, writing andeditingthatallowed metoproducethiswork. 1 would also liketothank Theresa StuhlmanattheFairmount ParkArchivesandJessica SenkeratthePhiladelphiaOfficeof ArtsandCulture, Public ArtProgramfortheirassistanceand enthusiasm Manythanks tothearchivistsand staffofthePhiladelphiaArchdiocesanHistoricResearch Centerat the St. CharlesBorromeo Seminary, whereIwasgiventheopportunitytospend numeroushourswiththeCentennialFountainfiles. Iamespeciallygratefultomy mother, withwhomI discoveredthefountain, andmy fatherforencouraging metofind somethingtobepassionateabout Last, but certainly notleast,thankstoWynneand myfriendsintheHistoricPreservationprogram. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTERONE: CONCEPTION 6 SectionOne: AllegoricalandDesignSources 6 SectionTwo: TheWaterElement 14 CHAPTERTWO: CONSTRUCTION 21 CHAPTERTHREE: CONTEXT 46 SectionOne: TheTemperanceMovement 46 SectionTwo: TemperanceLeadersasCommissionersofPublicArt 52 CHAPTERFOUR: CONDITION 55 SectionOne: PreservationHistory 55 SectionTwo: PreviousAssessments 62 SectionThree: CurrentConditionAssessment 66 SectionFour: PreservationTheory 80 CONCLUSION 83 FIGURES 87 APPENDICES 109 AppendixA: PreviousAssessmentsandRelatedMaterl«iLS 110 Appendix Al: SaveOutdoor Sculpture SurveyForm HI Appendix A2: Cremer Survey Form(Transcription) 118 Appendix A3: PhiladelphiaOfficeofArtsandCulture, Public Art Program, Sculpture Inventoryand AssessmentsDatabase SurveyForm 125 iii
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