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Temple of Music, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Reid Brothers, design firm. Title:  Temple of Music, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spandrels, (sculpture). Bandshell in Concourse, (sculpture). Dates:  1899. Dedicated Sept. 9, 1900. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Colusa sandstone; Base: Colusa sandstone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 20 x 55 x 3 ft.; Bandshell frame: approx. 110 x 60 x 20 ft. Description:  Two semi-nude female figures set within the spandrels of a bandshell arch. The figure on the proper left holds a trumpet; the figure on the proper right holds a lyre. Subject:  Figure group -- Female -- Nude Object -- Musical Instrument -- Trumpet Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City & County of San Francisco, Recreation & Parks Department, McLaren Lodge, Fell & Stanyan Streets, San Francisco, California 94117 Located Golden Gate Park, South end of Music Concourse at Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, California Remarks:  The sculpture suffered significant damage in a 1906 earthquake and again in the October 17, 1989 Loma Preita earthquake. For further information see Katherine Wilson's book "Golden Gate Park" dated 1947, and Martin Snipper's "A Survey of Art Work in San Francisco" dated 1975. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992. 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 CA000218   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000218 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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