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    		• Wolfe, Karl,
     
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    		• Rieker, Albert George,
     
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    		• Hyams, Katherine,
     
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    		• Allied Arts Studio,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Nordic
     
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    		• Allegory -- Life
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Mississippi State
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Tree of Life, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Wolfe, Karl, designer.
    Rieker, Albert George, 1890-1959, designer.
    Hyams, Katherine, designer.
    Allied Arts Studio, founder.
    Title: 
    Tree of Life, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cast 1950.
    Medium: 
    Bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 14 ft. x W. 10 1/2 ft.
    Description: 
    A grille, installed above the entrance doors to the Mitchell Library, with a low relief design based on the legendary Scandinavian Tree of Life. The tree, somewhat stylized, dominates the design. Four stags or harts are shown feeding on the tree or around it. Under the root at the right is a figure representing the giant who controls the fountain of wisdom, that springs from the base of the tree. He drinks water and grows wiser and wiser, and consequently more powerful and cunning. Under the root at the left, the Norse god Odin is represented consulting with a pot-bellied warrior god. A snake gnaws at the central root of the tree. A squirrel is also represented. As the tree forks, a male and a female figure are represented.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Nordic -- Odin
    Allegory -- Life -- Humanity
    Object Type: 
    Architectural component
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Mississippi State
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Mississippi State University, Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
    Remarks: 
    The design for this piece was prepared by three artists employed by the Allied Arts Studio: Karl Wolfe, Albert George Rieker, and Katherine Hyams.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000047
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