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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Watkins, Richard C., sculptor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Three Muses, (sculpture). Dates:  Dec. 3, 1903. Medium:  Painted wood or plaster. Description:  A pediment relief depicting three muses. The central figure, Calliope (representing Religion), stands holding a book in her proper right hand. On Calliope's proper left side is the figure Terpsichore (representing the Arts), holding a lyre in her proper left hand and a feather pen scroll in her proper right hand. At her feet is an artist's palette. On the proper right side of Calliope is a seated figure of Urania (representing the Sciences). She holds a compass in her proper right hand. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Muse Allegory -- Religion Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre Object -- Other -- Writing Tool Object -- Art Tool -- Palette Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Ephraim Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Snow College, Utah Board of Regents, 150 East College Avenue, Ephraim, Utah 84627 Located Snow College, Noyes Building, Ephraim, Utah 84627 Remarks:  IAS files contain excerpt from National Register of Historic Places, Nomination Sheet for the Noyes building. Groundbreaking for the building took place in 1899 but the building was not completed until 1908. In 1902, the College was known as the Snow Academy; in 1917, the school changed names to Snow Normal College; and in 1922, it became the Snow Junior College. The Noyes building is also known as the Academy building. The sculpture is apparently made of wood or plaster, over which hammered tin was originally placed to created the texture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah 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 UT000168   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture UT000168 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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