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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Ezekiel, Moses Jacob, Sir,     Portrait male -- Homer     Occupation -- Writer     State of Being -- Disabled     Ethnic -- Greek     Figure male -- Child     Ethnic -- Egyptian     Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlottesville     Sculpture

Homer, (sculpture). Artist:  Ezekiel, Moses Jacob, Sir, 1844-1917, sculptor. Title:  Homer, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Homeric Group, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 10, 1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure group: bronze; Upper base: black Italian marble; Lower base: stone. Dimensions:  Figure group: approx. 6 x 3 x 5 ft.; Upper base: approx. 41 x 48 x 64 in.; Lower base: approx. 7 x 67 x 140 in. Inscription:  M. Ezekiel signed Description:  "Homer, clothed in classical garb, is seated on a bench covered with a cloth. At his feet, seated on the ground, is his youthful Egyptian guide with crossed legs. The guide, facing east, holds in his proper left hand what appears to be either a writing tablet or a musical instrument. Homer has his proper right hand on his proper right knee and proper left hand on the head of the young guide." Subject:  Portrait male -- Homer -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet State of Being -- Disabled -- Blind Ethnic -- Greek Figure male -- Child -- Full length Ethnic -- Egyptian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Charlottesville Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Virginia, Department of Facilities Management, 575 Alderman Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Located University of Virginia, South end of Lawn, in front of Cabell Hall, Charlottesville, Virginia Remarks:  Presented by Mr. J. W. Simpson and the sculptor, Sir Moses Ezekiel; the bronze figure group was the gift of Mr. Simpson, while the black Italian marble base was the gift of the sculptor. IAS files contain copies of articles from the University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (April 1907) and University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (July 1907). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1994. University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (July 1907): pg. 230-245. University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (April 1907): pg. 188-192. Illustration:  Image on file. University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin 7 (July 1907): pg. 231. 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 VA000022   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000022 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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