The Panther Fountain {Fort Worth}
About The Panther Fountain
This peaceful marble panther sleeps atop a fountain in downtown Fort Worth to commemorate Fort Worth's colorful past and curious nickname.
Panther City Fountain was donated to the City of Fort Worth by the family of George F. Cravens, MD, FACS., who commissioned the fountain from artist Franco Alessandrini in 2002 in commemoration of Fort Worth’s colorful past and nickname: Panther City. The marble fountain is 18 feet in diameter and 20-inches deep with a reinforced concrete structure. All of the marble was quarried and cut in Carrara, Italy and shipped by boat to New Orleans and then trucked to Fort Worth. The artwork also includes two benches. The setting for the fountain has been greatly enhanced with the implementation of Hyde Park improvements. Dr. Cravens has an adopt-a-park agreement to maintain the sculpture.