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Pursuit of Knowledge, (sculpture). Artist:  Warren, Charles Bradley, 1903-1967, sculptor. Hergenroeder, E. J., architect. Title:  Pursuit of Knowledge, (sculpture). Dates:  1939. Medium:  Each relief: limestone. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 8 in. Description:  Two nearly identical reliefs, one the mirror image of the other, are installed on each wing of the school. Each relief is dominated by two large figures wearing robes. The astronomer on the right holds a telescope representing study of the heavens; the figure on the left with a growing plant and globe represents the study of the earth's natural and physical phenomena. Below the large figures are two smaller groups: the mother and child represent the early training of children; the teacher and group of older boys illustrates education in the schools. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Science Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Figure group -- Female & Child Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Education -- Student Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Diocese of Pittsburgh, Maintenance, 111 Boulevard of the Allies, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Located North Catholic High School, 1400 Troy Hill Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 32. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0154, 1989. Illustration:  Image on file. Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 63. 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 64480196   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480196 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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