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(Heralds and the Arts), (sculpture). Artist:  Howard, Robert Boardman, 1896-1983, sculptor. Gutterson, Henry Higby, 1884-1954, sculptor. Corlett, William, Sr., sculptor. Gutterson and Corlett, architectural firm. Title:  (Heralds and the Arts), (sculpture). Dates:  Designed 1940. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 54 ft. x 12 ft. x 18 in. Description:  Three separate reliefs on the central portion and two wings of the theater building. The central relief depicts seven male figures representing Sculpture, Painting, Music, Dance, Drama and Poetry. The wing reliefs depict heralds with trumpets facing the center section; the one on the east is male and the one on the west is female. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Painting Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Dance Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Poetry Figure group Object -- Musical Instrument -- Trumpet Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Berkeley Sculpture Owner:  Berkeley Unified School District, Berkeley High School, 2134 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Community Theater, north side, Berkeley, California 94704 Remarks:  Gutterson and Corlett designed the Community Theater building, a Works Progress Administration project. Initial designs were drawn up in 1938 and construction began in the early 1940s. However, completion was delayed because of World War II, and the building was not completed until 1950. IAS file includes citation to Robert Bernhard's "Buildings of Berkley, Phase II," (Oakland, CA): Forest Hills Press, 1991. Berkeley Historical Society files include related City of Berkeley Landmark application. 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 CA000478   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000478 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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