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Hippocrates, (sculpture). Artist:  Christoforidis, Ann, sculptor. Title:  Hippocrates, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated June 13-14, 1988. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished granite pedestal on flat concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 30 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 5 ft. x 33 in. x 27 in. Inscription:  Ann D Chris 1987 (On plaque on base:) WITH PURITY AND WITH/HOLINESS I WILL PASS/MY LIFE, AND PRACTICE/MY ART (Incised on the pedestal above the plaque is this same passage from the Hippocratic Oath in Greek characters) signed Description:  A bust of Hippocrates stands on a four-sided, pyramidal base. The figure is balding with a moustache and beard. He wears a Classical-style, long-sleeved garment and holds a rolled scroll in his proper right hand. The figure is visible from the torso up, and both bent arms "lean" on the base. The base is comprised of varied geometric shapes and different textures to represent stages in the history of ancient medicine. Subject:  Portrait male -- Hippocrates -- Bust Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Medicine Ethnic -- Greek Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Literature -- Hippocrates -- Hippocratic Oath Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio Located Ohio State University, Hippocrates Plaza, 9th Avenue in front of Meiling Hall, Columbus, Ohio Remarks:  Gift of members of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Plaques behind the piece contain the full text of the Hippocratic Oath. Also nearby grows a tree, which was planted with seeds of a tree on Cos Island, Greece. It is believed that Hippocrates taught his lessons from under this type of tree. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus 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 OH000321   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000321 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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