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Gwynn Wilson Student Union Building Relief, (sculpture). Artist:  Krasnow, Peter, 1887-1979, sculptor. Parkinson, Donald, sculptor. Parkinson, John, sculptor. Gladding, McBean & Company, contractor. Title:  Gwynn Wilson Student Union Building Relief, (sculpture). Dates:  1927. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Terra cotta and tile. Dimensions:  Approx. 70 x 106 x 12 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A relief above entrance to building which depicts students engaged in learning, theater, tennis, football and running and track events. The school's mascot, a Trojan, stands at the center. Relief is arched at the top, and appears to have been made in sections. Around the arch on the walls are small tile bas-relief panels which depict short, humorous aspects of college student life. Subjects include courting, performing arts and classroom learning. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Education -- Student Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Tennis Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Football Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Track & Field Mythology -- Classical -- Trojan Architecture -- Detail -- Arch Object Type:  Relief Arch Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Southern California at Los Angeles, Building Maintenance, University Park, Los Angeles, California 90033 Located University of Southern California at Los Angeles, Gwynn Wilson Student Union, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  The small tiles were designed by John and Donald Parkinson. Gladding McBean Company manufactured the terra cotta. IAS files contain related excerpts from David Gebhart's "Architecture in Los Angeles...," Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, 1994, pg. 261; Gebhart's "Los Angeles: an Architectural Guide," Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, 1994, pg. 275; and newspaper clippings from Los Angeles Times, Dec. 27, 1927, pg. 32. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Gebhart, David, & Winter, Paul, "Architecture in Los Angeles: a Complete Guide," Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, 1994, pg. 261. Gebhart, David & Winter, Robert, "Los Angeles: an Architectural Guide," Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, 1994, pg. 275. Los Angeles Times, Dec. 27, 1927, pg. 32. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 CA000248   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000248 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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