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    		• Whitney, Marjorie Faye,
     
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    		• Green, Basil A.,
     
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    		• Religion -- Saint
     
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    		• Equestrian
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Dragon
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Landscape -- Celestial
     
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    		• State of Being -- Illness
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence
     
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    		• Mural
     
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    		• Copy
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    St. George and the Dragon, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Whitney, Marjorie Faye, 1903- , sculptor.
    Green, Basil A., contractor.
    Title: 
    St. George and the Dragon, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Saint George and the Dragon, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Buff Indiana limestone with Carborundum finish.
    Description: 
    Relief mural of St. George in armor, riding a horse rearing onto its hind legs. A dragon lies beneath the horse, its tail curving upwards behind St. George. With his proper right hand, St. George drives a spear into the dragon's mouth. The sun shines directly over the battle.
    Subject: 
    Religion -- Saint -- St. George
    Equestrian
    Fantasy -- Dragon
    Object -- Weapon -- Spear
    Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
    State of Being -- Illness
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence
    Mural
    Copy
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by University of Kansas, Office of Capital Programs, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
    Located University of Kansas, Mounted on front facade of Twente Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
    Remarks: 
    Copy after unknown artist. Building was originally Watkins Memorial Hospital, the first hospital on the University of Kansas campus and was dedicated in 1932. The dragon represents disease. Basil Green was the contractor of the building. For a related article see The Oread, Aug. 21, 1981, pg. 4-5.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Kansas Alumni (April 1983), pg. 10.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS KS000272
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