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Word: asplund (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...lower one for children. Decorating the fountain were abstract figures with long, storklike arms and legs. Junyer worked out his idea last year on a trip to Sweden, when it suddenly struck him how "stylized and ugly" drinking fountains had become. With the help of Swedish Architect Hans Asplund, he assembled four old bathtubs, then worked six weeks to cut, weld and enamel them into his nonstylized fountain. Explained Junyer: "Water is such a nice thing, it should be treated nicely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Flowing Fountain | 6/9/1952 | See Source »

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