Bicentennial Memorial Sculpture and Fountain

Location: 700 block of west Riverside Drive in Austin, Texas
Admission: Free

A mixed media sculpture and fountain commemorating America's Bicentennial celebration in Auditorium Shores Park, Austin, Texas. Made of steel, stone and brick. The inscription on the front of it reads:

BICENTENNIAL MEMORIAL SCULPTURE AND FOUNTAIN
"HERITAGE - FESTIVALS - HORIZONS"
THE SCULPTURE AND FOUNTAIN SYMBOLIZE THE THREE-WORD THEME OF AMERICA'S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. "HERITAGE" IS RECALLED BY THE GRANITE BOULDER BASE CONNOTATING STABILITY AND DEPENDABILITY. IT IS A LINK WITH OUR PAST. WATER SYMBOLIZES "FESTIVALS" AS IT IS AN EXUBERANT MATERIAL, CREATING VISUAL EXCITEMENT. THE FORM OF THE SCULPTURE IS AN ABSTRACTION OF THE FLAG - A UNIVERSAL SYMBOL OF CELEBRATION. THE SWEEPING ARCS OF THE STEEL, WHILE RECALLING THE FLAG, SYMBOLIZE "HORIZONS" - OUR SOARING EXPECTATIONS FOR THE FUTURE. THE DEEP RED-BROWN COLOR ECHOES THE SACRIFICES OF AMERICANS IN DEFENSE OF OUR IDEALS.
PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF AUSTIN
BY THE AUSTIN BOARD OF REALTORS
JULY 4, 1976