Fountain of  the Atom by Waylande Gregory
Courtesy of the NYPL_1654176

Four elements: earth, water, fire, air (air is not seen in the photo), surrounded by eight electrons, 4 maile and 4 female.

The fountain stood on Bowling Green near Home Furnishings Building.

"The outside figures represent electrons. consisting of boys and girls dancing a joyous, energetic dance around the nucleus. I portray them as elemental little savages of boundless electrical energy, dancing to the rhythm of sculptured bolts of lingtning-like flashes in brilliant colored glazes, their boyant bodies of richly modeled tera cotta clays in warm colors."

Waylande Gregory