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The Pursuit of Learning, (sculpture). Artist:  Griffis, Larry W., sculptor. Frederick G. Frost, Jr. Associates, architectural firm. Title:  The Pursuit of Learning, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Children at Work, Play and Study, (sculpture). Dates:  1964-1965. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Reliefs: Mayari R steel. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. (Bedell street relief: approx. 4 ft. 6 in x 20ft. 10 in. x 1 ft.) (Baisley Road relief: approx. 6 ft. x 20 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft.) Description:  Mayari-R steel rods are welded into forms of children engaged in various activities are mounted against the brick walls over the entrances to the school. On the Baisley Street side of the building, are the figures of three children and one adult. The children are dancing along in single file, moving toward the adult teacher figure who symbolizes learning and physical development. On the Bedell Street side of the building, there are two groups of figures. One group illustrates a girl and a boy working over a project together. This relief is symbolizes cooperation at work and play. The other illustrates three children, two seated boys and a standing girl, working together at a table. This relief symbolizes the meeting of minds which is so much a part of the pursuit of learning. Subject:  Children Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Queens Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Board of Education, Public Art for Public Schools, 28-11 Queens Plaza North - Room 513, Long Island City, New York 11101 Located Public School 30, 126-10 Bedell Street, Queens, New York Remarks:  The sculpture cost $7,500. Final approval was given Sept. 13, 1965. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Public Art, Preservation Committee, 1981. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992. Board of Education, 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 76004258   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76004258 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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