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Aderente, Vincent,
Blashfield, Edwin Howland,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Object -- Written Matter
Fantasy -- Dragon
Religion -- Angel
Figure male
Dress -- Historic
Mural
Painting
Alma Mater, (painting).
Artist:
Aderente, Vincent, 1880-1941, painter.
Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936, painter.
Title:
Alma Mater, (painting).
Dates:
1924.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
70 3/4 x 51 3/4 in.
Description:
Alma Mater appears as the central woman figure. In her arms and at her feet are the books which represent the learning created by the university. At her feet is a dragon devouring the books. The dragon represents barbarism, the spirit which hates what is fine and loves what is base. The angels are helping as well as they can to save the books. The youth who bears the shield of Indiana University stands ready to fight for Alma Mater against the dragon.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Arts
&
Sciences
--
Education
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Fantasy
--
Dragon
Religion
--
Angel
Figure male
Dress
--
Historic
--
Armor
Object Type:
Mural
Painting
Owner:
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
References:
King, Glenn, 2008.
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:
IAP 78460113
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