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(Relief on Vestibule Entry), (sculpture). Artist:  Provost, Wilfred, architect. Title:  (Relief on Vestibule Entry), (sculpture). Dates:  1920. Dedicated Nov. 2, 1922. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 30 in. x 10 ft. x 9 in. Inscription:  (On shield:) 1920 (Below figures:) WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL Description:  Bas-relief of two nude figures, one male and one female, set high above a building entry. The female figure is on the left. She is reclining and leans on her proper left arm which rests on a stack of books. Beside her legs are the top of a column and a scrolled piece of paper. On the right is the male figure. He is reclining and leans on his proper right elbow on a stack of three books. In his proper right hand he holds a compass. His proper left hand rests on a globe. Several scrolls of paper are near his feet. Between the two figures is an oval shield draped in foliage. Subject:  Figure group -- Nude Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Other -- Globe Object -- Tool -- Compass Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester Relief Sculpture Owner:  City of Manchester, School Department, Manchester West High School, 9 Notre Dame Avenue, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102 Remarks:  Provost was the architect for the new high school which opened Sept. 5, 1992; and was dedicated Nov. 2, 1922. For further reading about the school, see Manchester Leader, Aug. 22, Sept. 5, and Nov. 3, 1922; and microfilmed scrapbook of clippings on file at Manchester City Library. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000464   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000464 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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