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French, Daniel Chester,
Weinman, Adolph A.,
Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios,
Figure group
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Animal -- Bird
Mythology -- Classical
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
Pediment
Sculpture
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
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