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Aitken, Robert,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Figure group
Object -- Tool
Object -- Tool
Object -- Other
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City
Sculpture
The
Sciences
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor.
Title:
The
Sciences
, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 8.5 in. x 7 ft. c 7 ft. Lower basin: approx. Diam. 35 ft.; Upper basin: approx. Diam. 11 ft.
Inscription:
Aitken signed
Description:
A fountain with four figures representing the sciences--Geometry is a male figure holding a compass and a sphere; Geology is a male figure holding a hammer and rocks; Chemistry is a draped female figure holding a lamp and a test tube; Astrology is a draped female figure holding an astrolabe.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Arts
&
Sciences
--
Geometry
Allegory
--
Arts
&
Sciences
--
Geology
Allegory
--
Arts
&
Sciences
--
Chemistry
Allegory
--
Arts
&
Sciences
--
Astrology
Figure group
Object
--
Tool
--
Measuring Device
Object
--
Tool
--
Hammer
Object
--
Other
--
Lantern
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Missouri
--
Jefferson City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Located Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Remarks:
IAS files contain clipping from Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), Dec. 18, 1985, pg. 13.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994.
Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), Dec. 18, 1985, pg. 13.
Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed., (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission: pg. 26, 42).
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 27620011
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Inventory of American Sculpture
27620011
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