William Ievers (Snr) Memorial Drinking Fountain 1919

RICHARDSON, Charles Douglas

Registration number

1091292

Artist/maker

RICHARDSON, Charles Douglas

Title

William Ievers (Snr) Memorial Drinking Fountain

Production date

1919

Medium

granite, marble and bluestone

Dimensions (H x W x D)

400 x 100 x 100 cm

Inscriptions

ERECTED BY / COUNCILLOR GEORGE HAWKINS IEVERS / IN MEMORY OF HIS FATHER / COUNCILLOR WILLIAM IEVERS J.P. / A RESIDENT OF CARLTON FROM 1855 TO 1901 / AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF SMITH WARD IN THE / MELB. CITY COUNCIL FROM 1895 TO 1901 / A GOOD FATHER AND CITIZEN / 1819 – 1901

Credit line

Erected by Councillor George Hawkins Ievers, 1919
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

William Ievers, Charles Douglas Richardson, Memorial, Drinking Fountain, 1919

Summary

Location: Argyle Square, Carlton Shrine like architectural structure surmounted by life size bust of William Ievers. Architecture structure: bluestone steps grey Harcourt & red Finland granite. Bust: white marble. Drinking element in base, under canopy. Richardson sculpted three memorial fountains dedicated to the Ievers family, who donated them to the community in thanks for its support. William Jnr (1881-95), William Snr (1895-1901) and George Hawkins (1901-21) consecutively represented the Smith Ward over a period of 40 years. George Ievers proposed the fountains in 1913 as part of a beautification scheme coordinated by the Parks & Gardens Committee, of which he was a member. This was the first of the three memorials to be unveiled, which took place in August 1919.