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Bonet, Jordi,
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Religion
State of Being -- Other
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Weapon
Mural
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Untitled Ceramic Mural, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bonet, Jordi, 1932-1979, sculptor.
Title:
Untitled Ceramic Mural, (sculpture).
Dates:
1965-1966.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: glazed ceramic tile mural with metal inlay.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 25 ft. x 1 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On sculpture:) Jordi Bonet/Montreal/65 signed
Description:
Depicts the four cycles of life in a textured mural made with metal inlay, lightly incised lines, and slightly raised surface forms. Fertility is portrayed by a pregnant woman. A labyrinth stands for the Eternal Unknowns of life. Labor and Rest are represented by geometric symbols. Rebirth or Ressurrection is pictured as a semicircular earth with arrows shooting up toward three birds.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Life
--
Birth
Allegory
--
Life
--
Middle Age
Allegory
--
Life
--
Old Age
Allegory
--
Religion
--
Salvation
State of Being
--
Other
--
Pregnant
Animal
--
Bird
Object
--
Weapon
--
Bow and Arrow
Object Type:
Mural
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Illinois
--
Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Chicago, Office of Physical Planning and Construction, 5555 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Located University of Chicago, Philip Pekow Hall of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School Adolescent Unit, Entrance Portico, 1365 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
References:
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 244.
Riedy, James, "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 141.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 244.
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 87580088
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