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Athena Introduces Asklepios to the Saratoga Springs, (sculpture). Artist:  Snowden, George H., 1902-1990, sculptor. Freedlander, Joseph, 1870-1943, architect. Title:  Athena Introduces Asklepios to the Saratoga Springs, (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 10 ft. Description:  High-relief stone figure grouping in the pediment of a building. In the center is a full-length figure of Athena. She wears a long gown with short, skirted apron and a helmet. She holds a spear in her proper left hand. Standing on her proper left is Asklepios. He holds a stick with a snake entwined on it in his proper left hand. He is barechested and wears a short tunic which is wrapped around his waist. He has a beard and is gesturing with his proper right hand. Standing on Athena's proper right is a nude figure with a water jug or urn balanced on its proper right shoulder. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Athena Mythology -- Classical -- Asklepios Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Saratoga Relief Pediment Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of New York, New York State Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Saratoga Springs State Park, Box W, Saratoga, New York 12866 Located Saratoga State Park, Hall of Springs, Administration Building, Saratoga, New York Remarks:  Engraved in pediment beside sculpture: "Anno 1934". For related materials see James Kettlewell's "Saratoga Springs: an Architectural History", Saratoga Springs: Lyrical Ballad Book Store, 1991, pg. 122. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 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 NY000965   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000965 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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