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(The Arts), (sculpture). Artist:  Casteel, Homer, sculptor. Title:  (The Arts), (sculpture). Medium:  Brick, carved. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 15 ft. x W. 22 ft. Description:  Four relief figures carved into a wall. The first holds a book in his proper right hand and points at the book with his proper left hand. The second figure is kneeling on the ground, holding a plant in her proper left hand. Behind her is a dancer waving her proper right hand above her head. The final figure is a boxer wearing boxing gloves. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Arts & Sciences Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object -- Foliage Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Jackson Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Jackson State University, Lynch Street, P. O. Box 18017, Jackson, Mississippi 39217 Located Jackson State University, Lynch Street & Prentiss Street, University Park Auditorium, Jackson, Mississippi Remarks:  Associated with Artists Alive, a group of architects and artists. Represents the arts; the first figure symbolizes literature, the second art, the third dance, and the last sports. Relief had been painted before a cleaning. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000159   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000159 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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