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(Stylized Athletes), (sculpture). Artist:  Urban, William, contractor. Title:  (Stylized Athletes), (sculpture). Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  6 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 18 x 21 x 4 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Six relief medallions of athletes on entrance facades of a school building. Above the Gymnasium entrance are reliefs of a basketball player and a football player. The basketball player sits with his legs crossed, holding a basketball. The football player sits wearing a period helmet and holding a ball in his proper left hand. Above the entrance for Physical Education are figures representing track and weightlifting. The track figure is in stride with either a cap or a sweatband on his head, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and shorts. The weightlifting figure lifts a dumbbell with his proper right hand. Above the Vocational Training entrance are the two additional figures. One holds an open book in his proper right hand, while the other holds a hammer in his proper right hand and a triangular chisel in his proper left hand. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Basketball Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Football Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Track & Field Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Weightlifting Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Toy -- Ball Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Brazil Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Clay County School Corporation, P. O. Box 169, Knightsville, Indiana 47857 Located Former Brazil High School, Northeast corner of Washington & Blaine Streets, Brazil, Indiana Remarks:  The school building was dedicated Jan. 2, 1929. Photograph on file in IAS shows only the football and basketball reliefs. IAS files contain newsclippings from Indianapolis Star, March 21, 1993, which includes photograph of the football player. IAS files contain copies of Brazil Daily Times, Jan. 2, 1929 and Jan. 3, 1929, with gymnasium dedication program and details. The new gymnasium was funded for $35,000. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Indianapolis Star, March 21, 1993. 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 IN000546   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000546 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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