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Band Shell, (sculpture). Artist:  Margolis, Ruth Shirley, sculptor. Title:  Band Shell, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Island Park Band Shell, (sculpture). Dates:  1939. Digital Reference:  Dimensions:  2 bas-reliefs. Each: approx. H. 3 ft. 6 in. x W. 3 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two bas-reliefs, each a full-length profile of a woman kneeling, wearing a full-length dress and barefoot. One figure represents the muse of music. She rests her proper right knee on the ground, but her left knee is raised to support a lyre which she holds in her proper left hand. She strums the lyre with her right hand. The other figure represents the muse of drama. Her proper left knee rests on the ground and her right knee is raised. Her proper left arm is at her side and she holds the mask of tragedy in that hand. Her proper right arm rests on her thigh, but her forearm is raised and she holds the mask of comedy in that hand. The bas-reliefs are mounted on the walls of a band shell. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama Figure female -- Full length Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre Dress -- Costume -- Mask Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Dayton, Recreation and Parks, 2013 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45417 Located Island Park, Dayton, Ohio Remarks:  Three plaques bearing inscriptions are mounted on the band shell and its foundation. IAS files contain a related article from the Dayton News (Dayton, OH), Oct. 8, 1939, which includes photographs of the models for the bas-reliefs. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 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 OH000214   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000214 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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