1939 NY World's Fair Masthead
"Fountain of the Atoms"

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Sculpture by: Wayland de Santis Gregory
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Four elements: earth, water, fire, air (air is not seen in the photo), surrounded by eight electrons, 4 maile and 4 female.

The fountain stood on Bowling Green near
Home Furnishings Building.

"The outside figures represent electrons. consisting of boys and girls dancing a joyous, energetic dance around the nucleus. I portray them as elemental little savages of boundless electrical energy, dancing to the rhythm of sculptured bolts of lingtning-like flashes in brilliant colored glazes, their boyant bodies of richly modeled tera cotta clays in warm colors."

Waylande Gregory

Fountain of the Atoms and the Home Furnishings Building
Fountain of the Atoms and the Home Furnishings Building
Photo taken by William H. Beal and submitted by his grandson,
David Knowles.

fountain of the atom
Fountain of  the Atom by Waylande Gregory
Courtesy of the NYPL_1654176

The Elements

Foutain of the Atom: Earth
Earth
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Foutain of the Atom: element 1
Element 1
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Foutain of the Atom: element 2
Element 2
NYPL 1654417

 


Foutain of the Atom: element 3
Element 3
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Foutain of the Atom: element 4
Element 4
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Foutain of the Atom: element 5
Element 5
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Foutain of the Atom: element 6
Element 6
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Foutain of the Atom: element 7
Element 7
NYPL 1654416

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