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Hermant, Leon,
Figure
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Musical Instrument
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Foliage
Allegory -- Other
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Illinois Athletic Club (Three Bronze Figures), (sculpture).
Artist:
Hermant, Leon, 1866-1936, sculptor. (possibly by)
Title:
Illinois Athletic Club (Three Bronze Figures), (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: Bronze.
Dimensions:
3 figures. Sculpture: Approx. H. 6 ft.
Description:
Three figures, each located in its own large niche on the second floor of the club building. The central male figure holds a shield in proper left hand. The motto of the Illinois Athletic Club is on the shield. In his proper right hand he holds a sword. The side female figures are heralds with trumpets. One of the heralds holds out a crown of wild olive.
Subject:
Figure
Dress -- Accessory -- Shield
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Trumpet
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch
Allegory -- Other -- Triumph
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603-6110
Located Illinois Athletic Club, 112 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
References:
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 42.
Riedy, James, "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 172.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
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 87580005
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Inventory of American Sculpture
87580005
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