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Braghetta, Lulu Hawkins,
Gutterson, Henry Higby,
Corlett, William, Sr.,
Gutterson and Corlett,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Mythology -- Classical
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Other
Object -- Tool
Object -- Art Tool
Object -- Art Tool
Object -- Art Tool
Object -- Art Tool
Object -- Written Matter
Relief
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Berkeley
Sculpture
(Allegorical Panel: The Arts, the Sciences), (sculpture).
Artist:
Braghetta,
Lulu
Hawkins
,
1901-
,
sculptor
.
Gutterson, Henry Higby, 1884-1954, architect.
Corlett, William, Sr., architect.
Gutterson and Corlett, architectural firm.
Title:
(Allegorical Panel: The Arts, the Sciences), (sculpture).
Dates:
1939-1940.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 20 ft.
Inscription:
(Flanking the head of the central figure:) CYBELE (Arranged vertically, on left side of bas-relief:) THE ARTS (Arranged vertically, on right side of bas-relief:) THE SCIENCES
Description:
A bas-relief with three figures. The central figure is a full-length robed woman with arms outstretched to her sides. Her proper left hand holds an open book, and her proper right hand holds an oil lamp. Kneeling at her proper left side is a male figure holding a drafting compass in his proper left hand and a triangle and square in his proper right hand. Kneeling at the woman's proper right is a female figure holding a palette and two brushes in her proper right hand and a scroll in her proper left hand. The bas-relief is on an exterior wall over windows and an entryway.
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Mythology -- Classical -- Cybele
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object -- Other -- Lantern
Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device
Object -- Art Tool -- Square
Object -- Art Tool -- Triangle
Object -- Art Tool -- Palette
Object -- Art Tool -- Artist's Brush
Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll
Object Type:
Relief
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Berkeley
Sculpture
Owner:
Berkeley Unified School District, Berkeley High School, 2134 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Shop & Sciences Building, west side, Berkeley, California 94704
Remarks:
Gutterson and Corlett designed the building, which was completed in 1939/1940. Sculpture and building were projects of the Works Progress Administration. IAS file includes citation to Robert Bernhard's "Buildings of Berkley, Phase II," (Oakland, CA): Forest Hills Press, 1991. Berkeley Historical Society files include 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 CA000473
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000473
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