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Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, (sculpture). Artist:  Beach, Chester, 1881-1956, sculptor. Title:  Twelve Signs of the Zodiac, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Signs of the Zodiac, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 23, 1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Vermont marble. Dimensions:  12 parts. Each: approx. H. 6 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (Each of twelve sculptures inscribed with name of respective sign of the zodiac and names of donors) Description:  Twelve separate sculptures, each representing one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Each sculpture consists of a tapered, fluted shaft supporting an armillary sphere decorated with abstract cloud forms and emblazoned with the pictorial zodiac sign. Near the top of each shaft is inscribed the name and symbol of that sign. The images (crab, scorpion, bull, etc.) are rendered in a realistic Classical style. Subject:  Emblem -- Zodiac Mythology -- Classical -- Centaur Fantasy -- Animal Animal -- Fish -- Crab Animal -- Insect -- Scorpion Animal -- Dolphin Animal -- Lion Animal -- Sheep Figure male -- Nude Figure female -- Full length Object -- Other -- Vase Object -- Tool -- Scale Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Cleveland, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Property, 500 Lakeside Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Located Cleveland Museum of Art, 11150 East Boulevard, Fine Arts Garden, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Remarks:  IAS! files contain transcriptions of inscriptions on all twelve sculptures and associated plaque. Sculptures surround the Fountain of the Waters, also by Beach (#76008913). The Fine Arts Garden, dedicated July 23, 1928, was presented to the City of Cleveland by the Garden Club of Cleveland. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000082   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000082 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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