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    		• Aitken, Robert,
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Allegory -- Element
     
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    		• Allegory -- Time
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- East Cleveland
     
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    Daylight and Darkness, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Daylight and Darkness, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Mr. and Mrs. Mazda, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1922. Dedicated Jan. 5, 1923.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 8 ft. x 15 ft. x 18 in.
    Description: 
    Figurative group installed on the rooftop of the General Electric building represent Light and Darkness. There are four figures all together. Two crouching figures on opposite sides shield eyes. They are surmounted by a male and female who reach towards each other with torches, connecting in an arch to create a larger flame.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Allegory -- Element -- Light
    Allegory -- Time -- Night
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- East Cleveland
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    General Electric Lighting, Buildings & Grounds Division, 1975 Noble Road, Nela Park, East Cleveland, Ohio 44112
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain an excerpt from "A History of Nela Park," by Hollis L. Townsend, pg. 40-41.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Townsend, Hollis L., "A History of Nela Park," (East Cleveland, OH) General Electric, 1958, pg. 41.
    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 OH000600
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