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Burnett Memorial Fountain
Burnett Memorial Fountain
	The fountain in 2014
Location	New York City, New York, U.S.
	40°47′35″N 73°57′10″W / 40.793056°N 73.952778°W

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Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain,^[1] located near Fifth Avenue and the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan's Central Park, is an outdoor bronze sculpture and fountain which serves as a memorial to Burnett, the author of several literary classics including The Secret Garden and Little Lord Fauntleroy.^[2]

Description and history

Created by sculptor Bessie Potter Vonnoh in 1936 and dedicated on May 28, 1937, by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia,^[2] it depicts Mary and Dickon from The Secret Garden.^[2]

References

^ "Conservatory Garden". Central Park Conservancy. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Central Park: Burnett Memorial Fountain". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

External links

Burnett Memorial Fountain by David Berger (November 23, 2009), CUNY

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[1] "Conservatory Garden". Central Park Conservancy. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

[P&R-2] "Central Park: Burnett Memorial Fountain". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 16, 2014.

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-'''Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/conservatory-garden.html|title=Conservatory Garden|accessdate=June 16, 2014|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]}}</ref> located near [[Fifth Avenue]] and the [[Museum of the City of New York]] in [[Manhattan|Manhattan's]] [[Central Park]], is an outdoor bronze sculpture and fountain which serves as a memorial to [[Frances Hodgson Burnett|Burnett]], the author of several literary classics including ''[[The Secret Garden]]'' and ''[[Little Lord Fauntleroy]]''.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/196|title=Central Park: Burnett Memorial Fountain|accessdate=June 16, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]}}</ref> Created by sculptor [[Bessie Potter Vonnoh]] in 1936 and dedicated on May 28, 1937 by Mayor [[Fiorello LaGuardia]],<ref name=P&R/> it depicts Mary and Dickon from ''The Secret Garden''.<ref name=P&R/>
+'''Frances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/conservatory-garden.html|title=Conservatory Garden|access-date=June 16, 2014|publisher=[[Central Park Conservancy]]|archive-date=April 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402043331/http://www.centralparknyc.org/things-to-see-and-do/attractions/conservatory-garden.html|url-status=live}}</ref> located near [[Fifth Avenue]] and the [[Museum of the City of New York]] in [[Manhattan|Manhattan's]] [[Central Park]], is an outdoor bronze sculpture and fountain which serves as a memorial to [[Frances Hodgson Burnett|Burnett]], the author of several literary classics including ''[[The Secret Garden]]'' and ''[[Little Lord Fauntleroy]]''.<ref name=P&R>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/196|title=Central Park: Burnett Memorial Fountain|access-date=June 16, 2014|publisher=[[New York City Department of Parks and Recreation]]|archive-date=December 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222200417/http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/centralpark/monuments/196|url-status=live}}</ref>
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