The Essence of a Conservationist
Brookfield Zoo’s Roosevelt Fountain honors one of the country’s most enthusiastic conservationists: President Theodore Roosevelt.
 
Alfred Hamill, founding trustee, was the guiding spirit behind the creation of Roosevelt Fountain, which was dedicated on May 14, 1954, in the presence of some 700 dignitaries.
 
Prior to the celebration, Sylvia Shaw Judson, noted sculptress and wife of then Chicago Zoological Society president Clay Judson, created four statues that still stand today as symbols of the President’s character: statesman, naturalist, hunter, and soldier.
 
One of Brookfield Zoo’s most recognized landmarks, Roosevelt Fountain and its statues proclaim the passion of a great admirer and protector of the natural world.