White Memorial Fountain, also known as ''The Claw'', is a fountain by
Aristides Demetrios
Aristides Burton Demetrios (born 1932) is an American sculptor.
Life
Aristides Burton Demetrios, also known as "Aris," was born in 1932 and raised in Massachusetts, where he lived during childhood in Gloucester. His father George Demetrios was a ...
on the
Stanford University campus in
Stanford, California
Stanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is the home of Stanford University. The population was 21,150 at the 2020 census.
Stanford is an unincorporated area of ...
, United States. It was installed in 1964, and Demetrios returned to restore the fountain in 2011. It has 65 jets.
The fountain was commissioned by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. White to commemorate their sons, William N. and John B. White II.
See also
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1964 in art
Events from the year 1964 in art.
Events
* May – Pablo Picasso paints his fourth ''Head of a Bearded Man''.
* July 28 – Fondation Maeght museum of modern and contemporary art at Saint-Paul-de-Vence in the Alpes-Maritimes of France, designe ...
References
External links
The Claw In Perspective (with photo) The Stanford Daily
''The Stanford Daily'' is the student-run, independent daily newspaper serving Stanford University. ''The Daily'' is distributed throughout campus and the surrounding community of Palo Alto, California, United States. It has published since the ...
, January 23 2012.
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1964 establishments in California
1964 sculptures
Fountains in California
Outdoor sculptures in California
Stanford University buildings and structures
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