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Zones of Life, (sculpture). Artist:  Matteson, Charles C., sculptor. Title:  Zones of Life, (sculpture). Dates:  May-Oct. 1980. Dedicated Oct. 1980. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Ceramic. Dimensions:  Approx. 21 ft. x 6 ft. x 3 in. Inscription:  (On lower right:) Matteson 1980 (On lower left:) To my Mother/Mozelle Cochrane Matteson signed Description:  A vertical, rectangular wall relief comprised of 46 sections of raw fired ceramic. Some of the sections are glazed in pastel colors and some are unglazed. The piece represents three zones or dimensions of life. The bottom sections represent all organic life including cellular, protozoa, seeds and amoeba. This zone evolves into plant life in the middle section, the present world. The top section represents the higher plane, or zone of intellect, mental activity and spirituality. Symbols include the sun and other celestial bodies and the formula for the Theory of Relativity. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Life Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Cobleskill Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State University of New York at Cobleskill, Humanities Department, Box 4, Cobleskill, New York 12043 Located State University of New York at Cobleskill, Jarved Ban Whenen Jr. Hall, south wall, Cobleskill, New York Remarks:  There are six small ceramic roundels on the wall around the sculpture, three on each side. These are later additions by an unknown artist to cover steel "hold fasts" which stabilize the wall, and are not part of the surveyed work. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001032   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001032 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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