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Fountain of the Pioneers Bronson Park, Kalamazoo, Michigan Alfonso Iannelli was an
Italian-born sculptor who worked with Frank Lloyd Wright on the Midway Gardens
Sprites. He also
designed the Fountain of the Pioneers at
Kalamazoo’s Bronson Park (1939). Due to controversy over depictions
of Native Americans, the sculpture was removed in late April 2018. The prairie-style base is destined for
destruction, while the sculpture itself has been placed in safe storage where
it can do no further harm. I arrived a few hours late for its
ignoble banishment. To chronicle the
event, I present a couple pictures of the base before its demolition. Photographed on April 25, 2018.
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