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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Riddle, Frank H.,     Van Den Arend, Nicholas,     Ritter, Anne Gregory,     McCormick, Emma Kinkead,     Van Briggle Pottery Studio,     Architecture -- Industry     Homage -- Van Briggle, Artus     Allegory -- Place     Animal -- Bird     Object -- Flower     Object -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs     Architectural component     Sculpture

(Van Briggle Pottery Studio Decorative Tiles), (sculpture). Artist:  Riddle, Frank H., sculptor. Van Den Arend, Nicholas, architect. Ritter, Anne Gregory, 1868-1929, designer. McCormick, Emma Kinkead, designer. Van Briggle Pottery Studio, fabricator. Title:  (Van Briggle Pottery Studio Decorative Tiles), (sculpture). Dates:  1907-1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Glazed tile and terra cotta. Dimensions:  Each tile: approx. H. 8 in. x W. 8 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Decorative tiles on the exterior of the Physical Plant building depict motifs of Colorado flora and fauna and Art Nouveau. Terra cotta designs are incorporated in the walls, gables, window sills, door frames and around chimney stacks. Other elements include a sundial, a rooster frieze and lilies. The tiles have a matte glaze and terra cotta fixtures are in shades of turquoise, red, and yellow. Subject:  Architecture -- Industry -- Factory Homage -- Van Briggle, Artus Allegory -- Place -- Colorado Animal -- Bird -- Chicken Object -- Flower -- Lily Object -- Other -- Sundial Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Colorado College, Physical Plant, 14 East Cache La Poudre, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903 Located Colorado College, Physical Plant, Unitah & Glen, Colorado Springs, Colorado Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The Physical Plant building was formerly the Van Briggle Pottery Studio. It was built by Anne Gregory Van Briggle in memory of her husband Artus Van Briggle (1869-1904), who had established a pottery in 1901. The building was designed by architect Nicholas Van Den Arend. Mrs. Van Briggle was assisted in the design and creation of the tiles by Emma Kinkead McCormick. Frank Riddle, a ceramic engineer, was the plant supervisor after Mr. Van Briggle's death. IAS files include a related article from Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, March-April 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1993. Colorado Homes & Lifestyles (March-April, 1992): pg. 56-59. Illustration:  Image on file. Colorado Homes & Lifestyles (March-April, 1992): pg. 56-59. 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 CO000570   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000570 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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