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Mythological Boat, (sculpture). Artist:  Streett, Tylden Westcott, 1922- , sculptor. Streett, Ferebe, sculptor. LaSell, Michael, sculptor. Van Fossen Schwab, architectural firm. Title:  Mythological Boat, (sculpture). Dates:  1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Glass-reinforced polyester resin. Dimensions:  Approx. 11 ft. x 29 ft. x 8 in. Inscription:  (On lower right corner of relief along curving edge of waves:) T. Streett/F. Streett M. Lasell/1982 signed Description:  A large relief comprised of eight panels affixed to the facade of the school. The relief depicts a large boat filled with notable characters from Greek mythology. From left to right the figures are Artemis, with wings; Helios, with the sun behind him; Silenus, dressed in a toga, and sitting atop an ass, holding a bunch of grapes in his raised proper right hand; Pallas Athena, dressed in a war helmet and shield; the Minotaur; Chiron; Heracles, holding an anchor off the side of the boat; Orpheus, with his lyre; and a muse relining on her back and holding a trumpet to her mouth with her proper right hand. Flying above the boat from left to right are the figures of Eros, holding a bow with his extended proper left arm and his proper right arm pulled back; Icarus; and Hermes wearing a winged helmet and holding a caduceus, or magic wand, in his extended proper left hand. Alongside the boat swims the Triton holding a shell to his mouth with his proper left hand while holding a leash attached to three dolphins with his proper right hand. Subject:  Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Mythology -- Classical -- Artemis Mythology -- Classical -- Eros Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Mythology -- Classical -- Helios Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Mythology -- Classical -- Silenus Animal -- Donkey Mythology -- Classical -- Icarus Mythology -- Classical -- Athena Mythology -- Classical -- Hermes Mythology -- Classical -- Minotaur Mythology -- Classical -- Chiron Mythology -- Classical -- Hercules Portrait male -- Streett, Tylden -- Waist length Architecture -- Boat -- Detail Mythology -- Classical -- Orpheus Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre Mythology -- Classical -- Triton Mythology -- Classical -- Muse Animal -- Dolphin Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Education/Facilities, 200 East North Avenue, Room 407, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Located Waverly Elementary School, 700 East 34th Street, Baltimore, Maryland Remarks:  Commissioned as part of the City of Baltimore's Percent for Art Program. The relief incorporates a preexisting window on the facade of the building. The window now functions as a "porthole" for the boat. The artist used his own profile as the model for Heracles. Ferebe Streett, the artist's daughter, and Michael LaSell, a student at the Maryland Institute, College of Art, assisted with the relief. The architectural firm, Van Fossen Schwab was responsible for the construction of the school building. IAS files contain a related article from The Sun (Baltimore, MD), Jan. 24, 1983. For a related article see: The Sun (Baltimore, MD), Jan. 4, 1983. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Sun (Baltimore, MD), Jan. 24, 1983. 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 MD000220   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000220 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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