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    		• Calder, Alexander Stirling,
     
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    		• Donovan, John J.,
     
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    		• Hornbostel, Henry,
     
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    		• Mathews, Walter J.,
     
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    		• Couchot, Maurice C.,
     
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    		• N. Clark & Sons,
     
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    Riches of the Earth: Gifts of the Air, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor.
    Donovan, John J., 1875-1949, architect.
    Hornbostel, Henry, architect.
    Mathews, Walter J., d. 1947, architect.
    Couchot, Maurice C., d. 1933, engineer.
    N. Clark & Sons, contractor.
    Title: 
    Riches of the Earth: Gifts of the Air, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Gifts of the Air, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1913-1915.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    White glazed terra cotta.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 60 x 25 x 18 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On medallion in center panel:) GIFTS OF THE AIR
    Description: 
    Three large-scale glazed terra cotta relief panels set in a niche on the side of a building. The panel on the left depicts a day scene; three ducks are seen flying, below them the sun shines with rays beaming out in every direction. Below the sun are swirls of clouds.
    In the center panel are four figures. A nude male sits at the top of the panel and is surrounded by clouds. Below him, two other figures with wings fly in either direction from a center medallion, their wings streaming behind them. Near the bottom is a nude winged female figure lying on her stomach facing the proper left. Her long hair streams out in front of her.
    The panel on the right depicts a night scene; a crescent moon is surrounded by stars in the center of a diamond-shaped medallion.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Figure female -- Full length
    Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon
    Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
    Animal -- Bird -- Duck
    Landscape -- Weather
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Oakland
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Oakland, 1421 Washington Street, Room 409, Oakland, California 94612
    Located Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, 10 Tenth Street, Oakland, California
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Oakland Auditorium, 10 Tenth Street, Oakland, California 1915-1982.
    Remarks: 
    One of a series of seven niches entitled "Riches of the Earth" along the north wall of the Oakland Auditorium. The auditorium was renamed the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in the 1980's. Terra cotta for the niches was supplied by N. Clark & Son. Donovan was architect for the building and Hornbostel was consulting architect. Donovan was later replaced as supervising architect by Mathews. Couchot was engineer for the building project. Final cost of the building including sculpture was $978,052. Dates given are for construction of the Auditorium. IAS files contain copy of related State of California Historic Resources Inventory, and copy of related article from Oakland Tribune, Jan. 29, 1961.
    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 CA001201
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