Show buckingham fountain the buckingham memorial fountain is the gift of the late miss mis kate buckingham of chicago art patron in memory of her brother clarence a former trustee and benefactor of the art institute of chicago the fountain cost and is set in a garden feet square with three basins rising in a central pool surrounded by four minor pools when in full play the fountain flows about gallons of water a minute one column rising to a height of 75 feet it is beautifully illuminated at night in five different colors |