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(Mythological Figures), (sculpture). Artist:  Snyder, Don, sculptor. Title:  (Mythological Figures), (sculpture). Dates:  1968. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  7 figures. Each figure approx. 2 x 1 x 1/2 ft. Description:  Seven bronze figures representing Greek gods and goddesses, mounted on the east and west facades of a library. Represented are: Demeter, Hephaestos, Hera, Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, and Poseidon. Six of the abstract figures are located on the east facade over the main entrance, positioned against polished gold-coated disks inset into the wall; the seventh figure, Poseidon, is on the west facade, positioned against a concave, square inset. The figures are mounted to the wall with metal spikes and protrude about six inches from the wall. Subject:  Abstract Mythology -- Classical -- Demeter Mythology -- Classical -- Hephaestos Mythology -- Classical -- Hera Mythology -- Classical -- Apollo Mythology -- Classical -- Artemis Mythology -- Classical -- Hermes Mythology -- Classical -- Poseidon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Benton Harbor Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Benton Harbor Public Library, 213 East Wall Street, On facade, Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022 Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: THE GODS/DEMETER--GODDESS OF CROPS/GIVER OF GRAIN AND FRUIT/HEPHAESTOS--GOD OF FIRE AND ARTISANS/HERA--PROTECTRESS OF MARRIAGE, MARRIED WOMEN,/CHILDREN AND THE HOME/APOLLO--GOD OF THE SON AND PATRON OF TRUTH,/ARCHERY, MUSIC, MEDICINE AND PROPHECY/ARTEMIS--VIRGIN GODDESS OF THE MOON AND THE/GUARDIAN OF CITIES, YOUNG ANIMALS AND/WOMEN OF ALL AGES/HERMES--MESSENGER TO MORTALS./GOD OF COMMERCE AND THE MARKET PLACE,/ALSO OF ORATORS AND WRITERS/POSEIDON--GOD OF THE SEA AND GIVER OF/HORSES TO MAN. IAS files contain a related Benton Harbor Public Library, Artrain Activities information sheet, April 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000476   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000476 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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