Topic: Memorial Fountain Added To National Registor Of Historical Places

[Flat Tire 2]

The Marshall University Memorial Fountain was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 2024, though monuments and other commemorative properties generally are not eligible for the designation.
The unique fountain, however, met the qualifications due to its age (a little more than 50 years old) and its historically significant artistic design. This abstract sculpture was dedicated in 1972 to honor the victims of the Marshall Plane Crash from two years earlier.
https://wvexplorer.com/2024/07/19/marshall-university-fountain-huntington-west-virginia-flight/

Harry Bertoia was the sculptor commissioned to create the Marshall University Fountain. He was a fairly well know and respected sculptor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Bertoia

[MUther]

Was it shiny when new or has it always had the green patina?  I was very young when it was christened.

[carolinaherdfan]

Was it shiny when new or has it always had the green patina?  I was very young when it was christened.

It was never shiny.
It has always presented much like it does today.
Of course there is subtle change do to seasonal affects over the many years.