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Hill & Drummond,
Wessell Construction Company,
Figure group -- Male
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Industry
Architecture -- Classical
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Bridge
Landscape -- Mountain
Landscape -- Celestial
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Senatobia
Architectural component
Sundial
Sculpture
(Senatobia Middle School Panels), (sculpture).
Artist:
Hill & Drummond, architectural firm.
Wessell Construction Company, contractor.
Title:
(Senatobia Middle School Panels), (sculpture).
Medium:
Carved limestone, and aluminum (?).
Dimensions:
3 panels. Overall: approx. 8 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(Above sundial, raised:) TIME FLIES (Arabic numerals, one thru twelve on sundial)
Description:
Three carved limestone relief panels above school entrance. The central panel is a sundial with gnomon and inscriptions made of white metal (possibly aluminum). The panel on the right depicts a nude male figure with a flowing fabric draping over his lower torso. He holds a torch in his proper right hand and a wrench in his proper left hand. Also included in the panel is a Zeppelin, machine gear, the sun, a skyscraper and a factory building. The panel on the left depicts a nude male figure wearing a loincloth. He holds a long stick in his proper right hand and another object in his proper left hand. Also on the left panel is the sun, an air plane, a steam boat, a train, a state capitol, a bridge, mountains and another classical-era building.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male -- Nude
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology
Architecture -- Boat -- Steamer
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Balloon
Architecture -- Industry -- Factory
Architecture -- Classical
Architecture -- Civic -- Capitol
Architecture -- Bridge
Landscape -- Mountain
Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Senatobia
Architectural component
Sundial
Sculpture
Owner:
Senatobia City Schools, Senatobia Middle School, 303 College Street, Senatobia, Mississippi 38668
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
Building that panels are located, erected in 1938.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994.
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 MS000217
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000217
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