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    		• Pridmore, John E. Oldaker,
     
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    State Theater Relief Decoration, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Pridmore, John E. Oldaker, 1867-1940, architect.
    Title: 
    State Theater Relief Decoration, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Jesus People Church, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1920-1921.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    White glazed terra cotta.
    Description: 
    The facade is divided into three bays. The first level has recessed glass doors beneath a coffered barrel vault. Closer to the street, two-foot wide pillars hold up the marquee and contain ornamental detail. On the second level, Ionic pilasters divide the bays which are topped by a floral entablature. Aligned above the pilasters are eagles and masks of drama.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Dress -- Costume -- Mask
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
    Architectural component
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Minneapolis Community Development Agency, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Located 805 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Remarks: 
    The building briefly housed the Jesus People Church from 1978. It was restored in 1991. IAS files include a nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places, which lists the owner as HTPG Associates Ltd., Minneapolis. Nearby plaque reads: THE HISTORIC/STATE/THEATER/MINNEAPOLIS/BUILT 1921 RESTORED 1991/A PROJECT FOR THE CITY AND PEOPLE OF MPLS./BY THE MPLS. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY/(Names of Mayor and City Council members follow)/"DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF MPLS. AND THEIR CHILDREN AND/THEIR CHILDREN'S CHILDREN, THAT THROUGH THE YEARS IT MAY LIGHTEN/THE CARES OF LIFE'S VICISSITUDES WITH WHOLESOME LAUGHTER, THAT/THEY MAY DRINK THE INNOCENT INSPIRATIONS OF MUSIC, THAT THEY MAY/WRAP THEMSELVES IN THE SOFT CLOAK OF THE ARTS AND REVEL IN DECENT/RECREATION AGAINST THE HUMDRUM OF MUNDANE EXISTENCE..."/(TAKEN FROM A 1921 LOCAL/THEATER DEDICATION)/JAY JENSEN, MCDA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/NOV. 7, 1991
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul 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 MN000502
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