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    Riches of the Earth: Consolation of the Arts, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor.
    Donovan, John J., 1875-1949, architect.
    Hornbostel, Henry, architect.
    Mathews, Walter J., d. 1947, architect.
    Couchot, Maurice C., d. 1933, engineer.
    N. Clark & Sons, contractor.
    Title: 
    Riches of the Earth: Consolation of the Arts, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Consolation of the Arts, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1913-1915.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    White glazed terra cotta.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 60 x 25 x 18 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On center panel:) CONSOLATION/OF THE ARTS (On proper left panel:) MUSIC (On proper right panel:) DRAMA
    Description: 
    Three large-scale glazed terra cotta relief panels set in a niche on the side of a building. At the top of the panel on left is a full-length nude male figure. He sits on a chair, his proper right elbow on his knee, his proper left arm raised high above his head. In his proper left hand he grasps the mask of comedy. At the bottom of the panel is a full-length nude female figure. She is crouching, her head and shoulders are draped with a scarf. In her proper right hand she holds the mask of tragedy.
    In the center panel are three nude figures, two male and one female. On the proper right is a man, kneeling in profile on his proper right knee. His proper right arm is set against a pyramid with architectural detail which is in front of him. In his proper right hand he holds a pencil. Standing behind the pyramid is a man with his back turned. He is sculpting; he holds a hammer in his proper right hand and a chisel in his proper left hand. The sculpture he works on is behind the kneeling figure. In the right of the panel is a woman seated in proper right profile, her head turned to look out. In her proper right hand she holds a paintbrush, in her proper left hand she holds a palette.
    The panel on the right depicts two musicians. At the top of the panel is a harpist seated, shown in profile. The harp is hand-held and rests between the figure's knees. At the bottom of the panel is a the figure of a nude male playing the cello. He is seated and holds the bridge of the cello against his proper left shoulder.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Figure female -- Full length
    Figure group
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama
    Performing Arts -- Music -- Cello
    Performing Arts -- Music -- Harp
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Cello
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Harp
    Occupation -- Art -- Sculptor
    Occupation -- Art -- Painter
    Dress -- Costume -- Mask
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Oakland
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Oakland, 1421 Washington Street, Room 409, Oakland, California 94612
    Located Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, 10 Tenth Street, Oakland, California
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Oakland Auditorium, 10 Tenth Street, Oakland, California 1915-1982.
    Remarks: 
    One of a series of seven niches entitled "Riches of the Earth" along the north wall of the Oakland Auditorium. The auditorium was renamed the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in the 1980's. Terra cotta for the niches was supplied by N. Clark & Son. Donovan was architect for the building and Hornbostel was consulting architect. Donovan was later replaced as supervising architect by Mathews. Couchot was engineer for the building project. Final cost of the building including sculpture was $978,052. Dates given are for construction of the Auditorium. IAS files contain copy of related State of California Historic Resources Inventory and copy of related article from Oakland Tribune, Jan. 29, 1961.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    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 CA001168
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