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Midwest

Humboldt, IA
Faye's Fountain (aka John Brown Fountain) - Father Paul Dobberstein

1872-1954
Memorial


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Another example of work by Father Dobberstein, creator of the nearby Grotto of the Redemption. In Humboldt, he was commissioned to build a fountain to honor the memory of a young girl who died of tuberculosis.

Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations


Reference / Links:
  DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Neighborly Northerners"

"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations"

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Bibliography:

On DVD - Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations, "Neighborly Northerners", KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, 1996-2001.

"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations" by Randy Mason, Michael Murphy and Don Mayberger, 2002.

"Sacred Spaces & Other Places: A Guide to Grottos & Sculptural Environments in the Upper Midwest" by Lisa Stone and Jim Zanzi, Chicago, IL: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Press, 1993.

"20th Century American Folk, Self Taught, and Outsider Art" by Betty-Carol Sellen, Cynthia J. Johnson, Neal-Schuman Publishers, New York, 1993.

"Self Taught, Outsider, and Folk Art—A guide to American Artists, Locations and Resources" by Betty-Carol Sellen with Cynthia J. Johnson, 2000.

"Self-Made Worlds: Visionary Environments" by Roger Manley and Mark Sloan, Aperture, New York, 1997.

"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009.




Credit:



Credit: Kelly Ludwig



Credit: © Kelly Ludwig, Detour Art, all rights reserved.



Credit: © Kelly Ludwig, Detour Art, all rights reserved.


This is a nice 1922 post card of the fountain in city park. Sent from Humboldt IA on Aug. 2 1922.
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Credit: Kelly Ludwig
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