Bea Evenson Fountain
The fountain in 2016
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ArtistHomer Delawie
LocationSan Diego
Coordinates32°43′53″N 117°08′49″W / 32.73147°N 117.14682°W / 32.73147; -117.14682

Bea Evenson Fountain is an outdoor fountain in San Diego's Balboa Park, in the U.S. state of California.[1][2][3][4]

Designed by noted modernist architect Homer Delawie,[5] the fountain honors Bea Evenson (1900–1981), the founding president of the park's Committee of 100, organized in the late 1960s to save or reconstruct the buildings of the Panama–California Exposition of 1915.[4]

Built in 1972 on the Plaza de Balboa,[1] the fountain was dedicated to Evenson in May 1981.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Showley, Roger (2015-06-27). "Bea Evenson Fountain: Tribute to a park protector". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  2. ^ "Balboa Park Facilities O-R". City of San Diego. 2015-09-08. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  3. ^ a b "Bea Evenson Fountain in Balboa Park". Waymarking.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  4. ^ a b "Bea Evenson (1900–1981)". San Diego History Center. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  5. ^ "Architect's modern design seen in local landmarks". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2009-06-30. Archived from the original on 2016-11-07. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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