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Pollia, Joseph P.,
Figure male -- Full length
Figure group -- Male
Figure group -- Female
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Occupation -- Sport
Occupation -- Sport
Occupation -- Sport
Occupation -- Sport
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Costume
Object -- Tool
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bloomington
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
(Wright Quadrangle Reliefs), (sculpture).
Artist:
Pollia
,
Joseph
P
.,
1893-1954
,
sculptor
.
Title:
(Wright Quadrangle Reliefs), (sculpture).
Dates:
1949.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
(Justice and Art, each: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. x 5 in.); (Sport reliefs, each: approx. 3 ft. x 45 ft. x 3 ft.); (Drama: approx. 4 ft. x 4 ft. x 5 in.); (Science: approx. 6 ft. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 5 in.).
Inscription:
(Lower right corner of each relief:) J
P
POLLIA
signed
Description:
Nine reliefs depicting allegorical and sports-related scenes adorn exterior of Wright Quadrangle. Included are reliefs of a draped neoclassical male representing Philosophy (seated and holding a sphere in his proper left hand); a pair of athletic scenes, with two baseball players (a batter and catcher) and two basketball players; a seated neoclassical male figure representing Justice (holding an open book in his lap, with scales in the upper right corner); a neoclassical female figure representing Drama (shown kneeling holding a comedy mask in her raised proper left hand); another kneeling female figure representing Science (holding a test tube in her proper right hand, and an alembic in a stand over a burning flame on the left); a seated neoclassical female representing Art (holding a smaller standing female in her outstretched arms); and another pair of athletic scenes, two male football players and two marathon runners.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Figure group -- Male
Figure group -- Female
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Philosophy
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama
Occupation -- Sport -- Baseball
Occupation -- Sport -- Basketball
Occupation -- Sport -- Track & Field
Occupation -- Sport -- Football
Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform
Dress -- Costume -- Mask
Object -- Tool -- Scale
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object -- Other -- Globe
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bloomington
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Indiana University, Architect's Office, 700 North Walnut Grove, Service Building, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
Located Indiana University,
Joseph
A. Wright Quadrangle exterior facade, 10th & Jordan, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
Remarks:
IAS image files contain only a photograph of the Justice relief.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000705
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000705
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