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The Arts, (sculpture). Artist:  Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938, sculptor. Donnelly, John, 1867-1947, carver. Donnelly & Ricci, fabricator. Title:  The Arts, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1913-1917. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: over life-size. Description:  Pediment sculpture depicting two figures, male and female, reclining on either side of a globe. The man, symbolizing sculpture, holds a chisel in his proper right and a hammer in his proper left hand. The woman, symbolizing literature, balances two large books on her proper right knee. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature Object -- Art Tool -- Chisel Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of General Services, One Centre Street, New York, New York 10007 Located New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, South pediment, New York, New York 10018 Remarks:  One of two sets of pediment figures installed on the south and north ends of the library. Barnard was dissatisfied with Donnelly and Ricci's carving of the figures. He felt the figures did not project properly and were not like his models. However, the figures were installed despite this controversy. The Gayle and Cohen publication contains a photograph of the models for the pediment figures symbolizing the Arts. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 New York Public Library, 1988. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture, New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 159. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Reed, Henry Hope, "The New York Public Library: Its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1986, pg. 54. Related Works:  Companion to: 36370005. 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 76002934   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76002934 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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