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(University of Wyoming Anthropology Building Reliefs), (sculpture). Artist:  Russin, Robert I., 1914- , sculptor. Title:  (University of Wyoming Anthropology Building Reliefs), (sculpture). Dates:  Late 1940s-early 1950s. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted concrete. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Approx. 79 x 53 x 9 in. Inscription:  (Upper left corner, Moses mural:) RUSSIN (Lower right side, male nude mural:) TO/GEORGE/WILLIAM/EGGERS signed Description:  Two relief murals flanking the main doorway to the building. One mural depicts Moses receiving the tablet of the Ten Commandments; he kneels, holds tablet before his body as the law is inscribed there by the hand of God, shown from the wrist down with index finger extended. Moses is bearded, his head shown in profile turning to proper right; he wears a cloak, fastened at the throat, and ankle-length robe. The other mural depicts a younger man, beardless and naked, crouching in profile as he prepares to carve with a mallet and chisel. His figure is set against a large book, which is laid open to a blank page. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Law Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses Object -- Written Matter -- Book Figure male -- Nude Homage -- Eggers, George William Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Laramie Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Wyoming, Physical Plant, 15th & Lewis, P. O. Box 3227, Laramie, Wyoming 82071 Located University of Wyoming, Anthropology Building, Entrance, Ivinson Street, Laramie, Wyoming Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Sculpture is dedicated to Eggers, Russin's instructor at the City College of New York from 1929 to 1933. Incoming SOS! report indicates that sculptures are located on the University's Anthropology Building; descriptions in attachments to the report suggest they were originally designed for the Law Building. Between the late 1940s and early 1950s, Russin completed a series of reliefs and plaques for University buildings, including the Education Building, Knight Hall, the Commerce and Industry Building, and the Law Building. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wyoming 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 WY000012   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WY000012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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