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Architectural Relief Frieze, (sculpture). Artist:  Lytle, Richard, 1935- , sculptor. Thompson, Fletcher, architect. J. G. Phelan & Associates, architect. Title:  Architectural Relief Frieze, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1965. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast concrete, painted. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 11 ft. x 160 ft. x 2 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Six abstract relief panels surrounding the front, one side, and rear of the campus center. The designs depict various ways of learning at the university --through arts, theater, athletics, the humanities, science, and the observation of natural beauty. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science Allegory -- Other -- Nature Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Fairfield Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fairfield University, Physical Plant Maintenance, Route 135, Fairfield, Connecticut 06430 Located Fairfield University, On the front, back, and side of the Barone Campus Center, Fairfield, Connecticut Remarks:  The panels are constructed with one or two layers of homasote boards on plywood forms, creating three levels of surface to sculpt the reliefs with poured concrete. At one time, the reliefs were painted white, and later they were painted in three shades of grey to emphasize the different layers. IAS files contain the artist's statement about the work and his design drawings, the architect's installation instructions, and photocopies of the artist's photographs documenting the installation. IAS files also contain an article from Architectural Record (Feb. 1967) titled "Twelve Concrete Techniques Work Together in this New College Building." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. Lytle, Richard, 2016. 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 CT000197   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000197 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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