Showalter Fountain
- Fine Arts Plaza
- East 7th Street
- Bloomington, IN 47405
Designed by Fine Arts Professor Robert Laurent, Showalter Fountain was inspired by the birth of Venus — the Roman goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. Installed in 1961, the fountain displays a 15-foot Venus reclining in a clamshell, surrounded by fish, at the center of the Fine Arts Plaza.
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