Alexander Stirling Calder
Terrors and Delights of the Sea, 1983
Cast stone
Vizcaya Station
SW 32nd Road and South Dixie Highway

The fountain at the Vizcaya Metrorail Station incorporates figures originally commissioned for Villa Vizcaya in 1915.  The statues were cast from the mythical mermaids and mermen located on the Great Stone Barge created by sculptor Alexander Stirling Calder and commissioned by James Deering.  Using special molds, each replica was formed with a sand-based aggregate and then resculpted by artist Mark Jeffries to sharpen timeworn features. 

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