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Mangum, William,
Figure -- Head
Figure -- Fragment
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Greensboro
Sculpture
The Lamp of Learning, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mangum, William, sculptor.
Title:
The Lamp of Learning, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: concrete and stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 2 1/2 x 4 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 5 ft. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
WM MANGUM (On rear of center piece of sculpture:) WM (On plaque on front of base, raised:) (Lamp)/LAMP OF LEARNING/WILLIAM MANGUM/SCULPTOR/COMMISSIONED BY DUNNING INDUSTRIES/AND THE CENTENNIAL DECADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE/OF THE GREENSBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/AS A TRIBUTE TO/UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO/FOUNDED 1892/NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY/FOUNDED 1891/BENNET COLLEGE; FOUNDED 1873/GREENSBORO COLLEGE, FOUNDED 1838/AND/GUILFORD COLLEGE; FOUNDED 1837/1968 signed
Description:
A three-sectioned abstracted human figure consisting of a head and two arms. The proper right arm carries a lamp while the proper left extends outward. The sculpture is placed atop a slightly tapered base.
Subject:
Figure -- Head
Figure -- Fragment -- Arm
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education
Object -- Other -- Lantern
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Greensboro
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Greensboro, Library 201 North Greene Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401
Located Corner of Benbow & East Lee Street, Greensboro, North Carolina
Remarks:
Commissioned by Dunning Industries and the Centennial Decade Advisory Committee of the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina 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 NC000265
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