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Depew fountain The centrpiece of Unersity park is the Depew Fontain,a memorial to Dr. Richard johnson depew,a former physician inindianaplis,from his wife.The initial design was by karl Bitter;Alexander Stirling Calder completed it after Bitter's unexpected death in 1917.Bronze sculptures on the fountain include jumping fish and eight lile-sized figures of dancing children holding hands.The pinnacle features a cheerful dancing womam in classcal toga with a cymbal in each hand.Two small bronze sculptures flank the fountain:a Wood Nymph and Pan.Myra Reynolds Richards designed the originals in 1923.Both sculptures are now replicas due to theft of originals over the years.

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