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Kahn, Albert,
Knight, John,
C. W. Olson, Inc.,
Albert Kahn, Inc.,
Esslinger-Misch Company,
Figure male -- Full length
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Occupation -- Transportation
Occupation -- Sport
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Communication Arts
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Ann Arbor News Building Reliefs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942, architect.
Knight, John, engineer.
C. W. Olson, Inc., founder.
Albert Kahn, Inc., architectural firm.
Esslinger-Misch Company, contractor.
Title:
Ann Arbor News Building Reliefs, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1936.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Reliefs panels: aluminum; Facade: black art granite.
Dimensions:
22 relief panels. Each relief panel: approx. H. 20 in. x W. 16 in.
Inscription:
(On lengthwise edge of relief panels, raised lettering:) (Panels on east face, south to north:) ART PHOTOGRAPHY MUSIC DRAMA SCIENCE PRINTING JUSTICE RADIO SPORTS TRAVEL TELEPHONE AVIATION (Panels on north face, east to west:) ART LITERATURE PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTING SCIENCE RADIO MUSIC
Description:
Twenty-two Art Deco style bas-relief panels mounted on three faces of a Moderne Style newspaper building. Each panel contains an allegorical male or female figure who symbolizes the phases of activities and culture dealt with by the newspaper in its everyday service to its readers. The twelve panels appearing on the east face represent Art, Photography, Music, Drama, Science, Printing, Justice, Radio, Sports, Travel, Telephone and Aviation. The seven panels appearing on the north face represent Art, Literature, Photography, Printing, Science, Radio and Music. The panels are mounted on black art granite spandrels.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Figure female -- Full length
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Photography
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight
Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot
Occupation -- Sport
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology
Occupation -- Industry -- Printing
Occupation -- Communication Arts
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Ann Arbor News, Building Maintenance, 340 East Huron Street, On east, north and west faces of building, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Remarks:
C. W. Olson, Inc. cast the relief panels for the Ann Arbor News building, which was designed by architect Albert Kahn of Albert Kahn, Inc. John Knight was the supervising architectural engineer. The general building contractor for the project was the Esslinger-Misch Company. Three relief panels on the west face of the building are obscured because of a building addition. IAS files contain an article from the Ann Arbor News, May 19, 1936, and a related excerpt from Einar Kvaran's "Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County," 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000475
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