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(Chatham Academy Relief Sculptures), (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  (Chatham Academy Relief Sculptures), (sculpture). Medium:  Stone. Description:  Two relief scenes are on different facades of a school building. One scene includes two women in ancient Greek costumes sitting on either side of a columned arch. The woman on the left is holding a scroll and cornucopia. The woman on the right is reading a tablet and holding a stylus. Both women have long hair. The other scene is within a pediment and includes in the center a woman seated on a large chair on a pedestal, embracing a child. The pedestal is flanked by two columns, one has an oil lamp and the other has a globe. Outside of each column are female figures, both seated. The figure on the left side reads a book, while the figure on the right writes on a scroll with her proper right hand and holds a scroll with her proper left hand. Flanking the figures is another set of columns. In the background of the scene is a representation of the Roman Coliseum and the Parthenon. Subject:  Figure group Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Architecture -- Classical -- Parthenon Architecture -- Classical -- Coliseum Object -- Other -- Cornucopia Object -- Written Matter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah Pediment Relief Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Savannah, Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401 Coadministered by Chatham County Board of Education, Bull Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401 Located Chatham Academy, Oglethorpe & Bull Street entrance facades, Savannah, Georgia Remarks:  Inscription above entrance of building reads: 1788 Chatham Academy 1908. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia 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 GA000164   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000164 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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