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Emanuel Swedenborg, (sculpture). Artist:  Brooks, Caroline Shawk, 1840-1913, sculptor. Title:  Emanuel Swedenborg, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white marble; Base: white oak with black ebony stain. Dimensions:  Sculpture: 39 x 23 1/2 x 18 in.; Base: 37 3/4 x 22 x 22 in. Inscription:  (Inscribed on spines of books, in Roman script with capital character:) ARCANA / COELESTIA / GENESIS and ARCANA / COELESTIA / EXODUS / SWEDENBORG signed Description:  Portrait bust of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772), a Swedish scientist, inventor, and theologian, with his first theological work, Arcana Coelestia or "Heavenly Secrets," published 1749-1756. Inherent in the sculpture are two volumes of books stacked sideways upon each other that serve as a base for the portrait bust and also rotate. The titles are inscribed on each book. Subject:  Portrait male -- Swedenborg, Emanuel -- Bust Ethnic -- Swedish Occupation -- Science -- Scientist Occupation -- Science -- Inventor Occupation -- Religion Occupation -- Writer -- Author Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Swendenborgian House of Studies, 1798 Scenic Avenue, Library, Berkeley, California 94709 Provenance:  Formerly located Swedenborgian House of Studies, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  Commissioned by the Glendale Parish of the New Church, in memory of Charles and Mary Allen. Formerly located in the Swedenborgian House of Studies in Boston, before the school moved to its current location at the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. References:  Morucci, Barbara, 2010. 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 68410001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 68410001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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