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Parducci, Corrado Joseph,
Robinson and Campau,
Figure group
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Civic Auditorium Reliefs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Parducci
,
Corrado
Joseph
,
1900-1981
,
sculptor
.
Robinson and Campau, architectural firm.
Title:
Civic Auditorium Reliefs, (sculpture).
Dates:
1932. Dedicated Jan. 2, 1933.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
Each relief: H. 6 ft. 10 in.
Description:
The facade of the Civic Auditorium is adorned with rectangular reliefs containing allegorical figures of: Sports, Industry, Electricity, Sculpture, Textiles, Printing, Drama, Fine Arts, Music, Philosophy, Commerce, and Science.
On the front of the building --the Music relief features three figures holding a trumpet, a harp, and sheet music; and the Fine Arts relief features three figures holding a sculpture, paint brushes, and calipers. On the west side of the building --the Printing relief features a figure working a printing press; the Textiles relief features a figure working a large loom; the Sculpture relief features a figure holding a chisel and mallet; the Electricity relief features a figure with a turbine in one hand and lightning bolts in the other; and the Industry relief features a figure with an anvil and mechanical gears.
On the east side of the building --the Sports relief features a figure holding a discus; the Drama relief features a figure holding a script; and the Philosophy relief depicts two robed figures.
Subject:
Figure group
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Philosophy
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
George W. Welsh Civic Auditorium, 227 Lyon Street, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan
References:
Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 30.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 30.
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 87750006
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