Guardian of Water, Work of art at County Administration Center, San Diego, United States

Guardian of Water is a 1939 bronze fountain and sculpture by Donal Hord, installed outside the San Diego County Administration Center. A Native American figure holds a large urn from which water pours into a basin below. The work stands about 14 feet tall.

Guardian of Water is a 1939 bronze fountain and sculpture by Donal Hord, installed outside the San Diego County Administration Center. It was dedicated on June 10, 1939. In 1960 the San Diego-Yokohama Friendship Commission sent a replica to San Diego's sister city Yokohama, where it stands by the waterfront in Yamashita Park.

The bronze figure, a Native American holding an urn, was made by Donal Hord and dedicated on June 10, 1939. A 1960 replica sent by the San Diego-Yokohama Friendship Commission stands by the waterfront in Yamashita Park, Yokohama, as a gift between sister cities.

The sculpture stands at the entrance of the County Administration Center and is visible to anyone walking along Harbor Drive. You can best appreciate it during daylight hours when sunlight illuminates the carved details and the water flows freely.

An identical replica of this sculpture sits in Yamashita Park in Yokohama, Japan, given as a gift in 1960. The Japanese version was presented to strengthen the sister city relationship between the two communities.