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Until the Dawn, (sculpture). Artist:  Saville, Bruce Wilder, 1893-1938, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Until the Dawn, (sculpture). Dates:  1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 108 x 90 x 120 in.; Base: approx. 38 x 108 x 110 in. Inscription:  (On plinth, incised:) BRUCE WILDER SAVILLE, SC. 1928 Gorham Co Founders (On base:) "UNTIL THE DAWN" BY ODIN'S WILL, LIFE'S VIRTUES KEEPING WATCH THROUGH PEACEFUL SLEEP, AWAIT THE DAWN signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Sculpture depicts a Norse funeral of a young woman. Odin with beard and moustache dressed in long robes leads the group of six young Nordic figures. He carries a long spear in his proper right hand. There are two ravens by his proper left foot. There are six male and female figures behind him, three on each side carry the body of the woman on a wing shaped pallet upon their shoulders. One of the figures carries a musical instrument in his upraised proper left hand. Another figure carries a chalice in his proper left hand. Subject:  Mythology -- Nordic -- Odin Figure group Ceremony -- Funeral Ethnic -- Scandinavian Allegory -- Death Animal -- Bird -- Raven Object -- Weapon -- Spear Object -- Other -- Chalice Object -- Musical Instrument Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Troy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by White Oak Cemetery, Administration, 901 Wilshire Drive, Suite 205, Troy, Michigan 48084 Located White Chapel Memorial Cemetery, 621 West Long Lake Road, Section K, Troy, Michigan 48098 Remarks:  For more information see the pamphlet entitled "A Glimpse of White Chapel", pg. 5, published by the White Chapel Memorial Cemetery. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000155   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000155 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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