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Hering, Henry,
Ginn, Frank,
Walker & Weeks,
Figure group -- Female
Object -- Musical Instrument
Object -- Musical Instrument
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Pediment
Relief
Sculpture
Severance Hall Pediment, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hering, Henry, 1874-1949, sculptor.
Ginn, Frank, architect.
Walker & Weeks, architectural firm.
Title:
Severance Hall Pediment, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Severence (sic) Hall Pediment, (sculpture).
Dates:
1930-1931.
Medium:
Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 10 ft. 3 in. x W. 36 ft. 4 in.
Description:
The pediment relief depicts two kneeling nude females flanking a pipe organ. Each female rests her outside forearm on the pipe organ and holds a harp in her other hand. Waves, representing sound, run from the pipe organ out through each harp to the edge of the relief. Each female has Egyptian-inspired, braided hair with a headband. A rosette appears at the bottom of the pipe organ with an inscription below it.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female -- Nude
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Organ
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Harp
Dress -- Accessory -- Hair Ornament
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Pediment
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Musical Arts Association, Building Operations, Euclid Avenue, Severance Hall, Pediment, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Remarks:
Severance Hall was a gift to Cleveland from John L. Severance and his wife. It was built to serve as a permanent concert hall for the Cleveland Orchestra. Architect Frank Ginn oversaw the building of the Hall. The architectural firm of Walker & Weeks designed the exterior of the Hall, and suggested to Severance that the artist design the pediment. Ginn and Severance advised the artist on the design of the pediment. IAS files contain related articles from the Cleveland Trust Monthly (Oct. 1930) and the Cleveland State University's journal, Gamut 18 (Spring/Summer 1986): pg. 7, 39.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Clevelend 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 OH000540
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000540
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