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(Municipal Auditorium Reliefs), (sculpture). Artist:  Stewart, Albert, 1900-1965, sculptor. Alberici, Vincent, d. 1987, carver. Gentry, Voskamp & Neville, architectural firm. Hoit, Price & Barnes, architectural firm. Royal Granite Company, contractor. Title:  (Municipal Auditorium Reliefs), (sculpture). Dates:  1933-1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  9 reliefs. Medallions: approx. Diam. 19 ft. Description:  Nine reliefs located on the four sides of the Municipal Auditorium. North facade (front): three medallions, entitled Athletics, Poetry & Music, and Oratory; East facade: two medallions, entitled Livestock & Transportation; South facade: one relief symbolizing Industry & Labor; West facade: two medallions, entitled Labor and Agriculture, and a relief symbolizing Comedy, Drama, & Tragedy. All nine sculptures feature full-length human figures engaged in and bearing attributes of the pursuits named (attributes include implements such as hoe, shepherd's staff, hammer and anvil; dramatic masks, trumpet, lyre, and sword). Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music Occupation -- Transportation Occupation -- Sport Figure female -- Full length Figure male -- Full length Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Kansas City, Missouri, Public Works, Architectural Division, 414 East 12th Street, 17th floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64106 Located Municipal Auditorium, 211 West 13th Street, Kansas City, Missouri Remarks:  Municipal Auditorium was built 1933-1934. Stewart was contracted by Gentry, Voskamp & Neville to provide sculptural decoration for the exterior. Alberici carved the sculptures from Stewart's designs. Granite was supplied by Royal Granite Company. IAS files contain more detailed descriptions of each relief, as well as copies of several architectural drawings (sheets 56, 57, and 63) showing exterior elevations of the auditorium and related newspaper clippings, including Kansas City Star (Mary 7, 1935). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City 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 MO000090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MO000090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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