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Pratt, Dudley,
Johanson, Jean,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Medicine
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Architectural component
Sculpture
The Spirit of Medicine, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pratt, Dudley, 1897-1975,
sculptor
.
Johanson
,
Jean
,
sculptor
.
Title:
The Spirit of Medicine, (sculpture).
Dates:
1947-1948.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Carved limestone or terra cotta.
Dimensions:
Approx. 6 ft. x 10 ft. x 18 in.
Inscription:
(Lower right side:) PRATT -1947 signed
Description:
A large bas-relief depicting six figures portraying various health care disciplines, including nursing, pharmacy and medicine.
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Medicine
Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse
Occupation -- Medicine -- Pharmacist
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
University of Washington, School of Medicine, Magnuson Health Sciences Center, Seattle, Washington
Remarks:
Sources differ on media. Rupp's text, "Art in Seattle's Public Places," lists media as carved limestone; Seattle Times clipping, Sept. 19, 1948 and SOS! survey give media as terra cotta.
IAS files contain related news clippings from Seattle Sun Times, Sept. 19, 1948.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Rupp, James M., "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle: 1992.
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 75008703
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75008703
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