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Library Doors, (sculpture). Artist:  Donnelly, John, 1867-1947, sculptor. Hoepfner, O., sculptor. Grandelis, C., sculptor. Donatello, ca. 1386-1466, sculptor. (copy after) John Polachek Bronze & Iron Company, founder. Donnelly and Reilly, founder. Title:  Library Doors, (sculpture). Dates:  1918-1921. Dedicated March 29, 1921. Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 175 x 44 x 1 in. Inscription:  O Hoepfner C Grandelis Executed by John Polachek (sic) Bronze & Iron Co. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Doors consisting of twenty bas-relief panels, five on each side, influenced by the style of Donatello. Each panel consists of figures which represent teachers and their students. The theme of the panels are five modes of ancient Greek and Roman literature - epic, tragic, lyric, philosophic, and comic. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Education -- Student Ethnic -- Greek Ethnic -- Roman Literature Object Type:  Door Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan Located Detroit Public Library, 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan Remarks:  The two entrance doors were designed by John Donnelly of Donnelly & Reilly and crafted by the Polachek Bronze & Iron Co. in 1918. Each panel is labelled, i.e. Sappho, Erinna of Telos; Aeschylos, Hero King; Aguustine, St. Ambrose; Homer, Youth. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 MI000097   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000097 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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