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(Drama, Dance and Music), (sculpture). Artist:  Howard, Robert Boardman, 1896-1983, sculptor. Gutterson, Henry Higby, 1884-1954, architect. Corlett, William, Sr., architect. Gutterson and Corlett, architectural firm. Title:  (Drama, Dance and Music), (sculpture). Dates:  Designed 1939. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 6 ft. Inscription:  (At top of bas-relief:) DRAMA (At center right, arranged vertically:) DANCE (At lower left, arranged vertically:) MUSIC Description:  A bas-relief of a standing, full-length semi-nude male figure. His proper left arm is bent upwards, and he holds a mask in that hand with a pair of ballet shoes hung from his arm. His proper right arm hangs down, with the hand outspread. A lyre is at his feet. He wears a wreath upon his head. The bas-relief is on an exterior wall. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Dance Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music Figure male -- Full length Figure male -- Nude Dress -- Costume -- Mask Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Berkeley Sculpture Owner:  Berkeley Unified School District, Berkeley High School, 2134 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Community Theater, south side, Berkeley, California 94704 Remarks:  Gutterson and Corlett designed the Community Theater building, a Works Progress Administration project. Initial designs were drawn up in 1938 and construction began in the early 1940s. However, completion was delayed because of World War II, and the building was not completed until 1950. IAS files include citation to Robert Bernhard's "Buildings of Berkley, Phase II," (Oakland, CA): Forest Hills Press, 1991. Berkeley Historical Society files include related City of Berkeley Landmark application. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 CA000479   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000479 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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