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Library Courtyard Sculpture, (sculpture). Artist:  Palijczuk, Wasyl, sculptor. Title:  Library Courtyard Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Dark grey granite. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 5 ft. (8 tons). Inscription:  (On back of sculpture in relief of book:) (on one side of book:) WHAT WE CALL/THE BEGINNING/IS OFTEN THE/END/AND TO MAKE/AN END/IS TO MAKE/A BEGINNING./THE END IS/WHERE WE/START FROM (on other side of book:) WE SHALL NOT/CEASE FROM/EXPLORATION/AND THE END/OF ALL OUR/EXPLORING/WILL BE TO ARRIVE/WHERE WE/STARTED/AND KNOW THE/PLACE FOR THE/FIRST TIME/T.S. ELLIOT unsigned Description:  A granite boulder carved with bas relief designs including a face; abstract nose, eye and mouth; an owl with wings spread; petroglyphs; hands; the infinity symbol; interlinked circles with symbols of peace; the atom; a heart; a man and a woman; a Christian fish symbol; an Egyptian eye; a horse; the star of David; ying-yang; water and others. Water is piped through a hole in the owl's mouth and cascades down the right and left sides of the sculpture. Subject:  Literature -- Elliot Ethnic -- Egyptian Figure female Figure male Figure -- Fragment -- Face Figure -- Fragment -- Eye Figure -- Fragment -- Nose Figure -- Fragment -- Ear Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Religion -- Christianity Religion -- Judaism Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Horse Animal -- Fish Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Westminster Fountain Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Western Maryland College, Public Affairs Office, 2 College Hill, Harrison House, Westminster, Maryland 21157 Located Western Maryland College, West of Hoover Library, Westminster, Maryland Remarks:  The inscription on a plaque located on the brick wall surrounding the sculpture reads: LIBRARY COURTYARD SCULPTURE/BY/WASYL PALIJCZUK/GIVEN IN LOVING MEMORY/AND CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF/CAROLINE FOUTZ BENSON/WESTERN MARYLAND COLLEGE CLASS OF 1923/BY HER FAMILY. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994. 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 MD000285   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000285 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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