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Graven, Anker Sweere,
Mayger, Arthur Guy,
Graven and Mayger,
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Relief
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Aurora
Sculpture
(Leland Tower Reliefs), (sculpture).
Artist:
Graven, Anker Sweere, architect.
Mayger, Arthur Guy, d. 1948, architect.
Graven and Mayger, architectural firm.
Title:
(Leland Tower Reliefs), (sculpture).
Dates:
1928.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast stone.
Dimensions:
Each: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 2 ft.
Description:
Bas-reliefs of a goose, a rooster, and a dog, repeated under each window column of the building.
Subject:
Animal -- Dog
Animal -- Bird -- Goose
Animal -- Bird -- Chicken
Object Type:
Relief
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Aurora
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Aurora, Public Art Commission, 44 East Downer Place, Aurora, Illinois 60507
Located Leland Tower, 7 South Stolp Avenue, Aurora, Illinois
Remarks:
IAS files contain excerpts from: Roberta Deering & Joseph McElroy's "Historic Structures of Stolp Island," which give the history of Leland Tower (also known as the Aurora-Leland Hotel).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1993.
Deering, Roberta, and Joseph McElroy, "The Historic Structures of Stolp Island," Aurora: IL, 1985, pg. 10-11.
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 IL000128
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IL000128
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