Electric Fountain, Public fountain and sculpture in Beverly Hills, United States
The Electric Fountain is a two-level circular fountain in Beverly Gardens Park, with a 30-foot-diameter pool edged in ceramic tile. At its center, a cylindrical stone plinth carved with a band of bas-relief figures rises from the water, topped by a 20-foot column bearing a 6-foot granite figure of a Tongva/Gabrieleno man kneeling in prayer. Jets spray in a ring around the column.
The fountain was designed and built in 1931 by architect Ralph Carlin Flewelling and sculptor Robert Merrell Gage as a gift from Elizabeth Lloyd to Beverly Hills. This work emerged during the city's early development period and contributes to its artistic heritage.
The central figure shows a Tongva-Gabrieleno Native American in prayer, while carved scenes around the pool tell stories from the area's past.
The fountain is accessible daily and features water displays along with LED lighting after dark. The best time to visit is during early evening when the lights come on and the park is less crowded.
The fountain appears in the 1995 film Clueless and in The Go-Go's 1981 music video for "Our Lips Are Sealed". The granite figure on the column is said to have been modeled after Gradin Newsom, who was part Cherokee, according to Peter James Holliday.
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