McGill Library
McLennan Library Building3459 rue McTavish
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 0C9
Whitney Fountain
File
7 drawings : 5 pencil on paper, 1 watercolour on card, 1 blueprint
File consists of architectural drawings for fountain (stone), including:
1 presentation drawing: perspective of sculpture in pool
1 development drawing: base
1 working drawing: plan, elevations
4 detail drawings: block plan, pool, winter covering
Marble fountain sculpted by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney and presented to McGill on 29 May 1931 by friends of the University in the United States. Fountain pool by Nobbs and Hyde.