Fountain

Summary

Fountain is a found object^[1]. Fountain draws 16,485 Wikipedia views per month (found_object category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fountain is the creator of Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven^[3].
• Fountain is the creator of Marcel Duchamp^[4].
• Fountain's instance of is recorded as found object^[5].
• Fountain's instance of is recorded as urinal^[6].
• Fountain's instance of is recorded as sculpture^[7].
• Fountain is owned by Tate Modern^[8].
• Fountain is owned by Tate^[9].
• Fountain's genre is art of sculpture^[10].
• Fountain is made of porcelain^[11].
• Fountain is made of oil paint^[12].
• Fountain's collection is recorded as Israel Museum^[13].
• Fountain's collection is recorded as San Francisco Museum of Modern Art^[14].
• Fountain's collection is recorded as Tate Modern^[15].
• Fountain's collection is recorded as Philadelphia Museum of Art^[16].
• Fountain's collection is recorded as Eskenazi Museum of Art^[17].
• Fountain's inventory number is recorded as T07573^[18].
• The location of Fountain was Tate Modern^[19].
• Fountain is part of found object^[20].
• Fountain's Commons category is recorded as Fountain (Duchamp)^[21].
• 1917 marks the founding of Fountain^[22].
• Fountain's title is recorded as Fountain^[23].
• Fountain's inscription is recorded as R. Mutt, 1917^[24].
• Fountain's height is recorded as {'amount': '+36'}^[25].
• Fountain's width is recorded as {'amount': '+48'}^[26].
• Fountain's thickness is recorded as {'amount': '+38'}^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Created works include Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven^[3], a sculptor^[28], 1874–1927^[29], of Germany^[30], specialised in poetry^[31] and Marcel Duchamp^[4], an actor^[32], 1887–1968^[33], of France^[34], specialised in painting^[35].

Publication

Fountain's genre is art of sculpture^[10]. Fountain is part of found object^[20].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include porcelain^[11] and oil paint^[12]. Fountain took place at Tate Modern^[19].

Why It Matters

Fountain draws 16,485 Wikipedia views per month (found_object category, ranking #1 of 1).^[2] Fountain has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Fountain is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]