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Science and Art, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Title:  Science and Art, (sculpture). Dates:  1913. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  8 figures. Heroic. Description:  Pediment with allegorical figures of Science and Art in the center. On the right are figures for Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, and on the extreme right is a peacock symbolizing beauty. On the left side are the figures for Geology, Astronomy, Biology, and on the extreme left a sphinx symbolizing knowledge. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science Allegory -- Quality -- Beauty Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Astronomy Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Painting Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Architecture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Geology Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Biology Animal -- Bird -- Peacock Mythology -- Classical Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn Pediment Sculpture Owner:  Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Front pediment, Brooklyn, New York 11238 Remarks:  The eight figures for the pediment were purchased by the city of New York in 1913. References:  Lederer, Joseph, "All Around the Town: A Walking Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in New York City," New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975. Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago, 1989. Brooklyn Museum, 2011. Illustration:  Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1989, pg. 175. 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 88300007   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88300007 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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