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Ricci, Ulysses Anthony,
Kaelber, William G.,
Waasdorp, Leonard H.,
Figure group
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Religion
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
(Library Relief), (sculpture).
Artist:
Ricci, Ulysses Anthony, 1888-1960, sculptor.
Kaelber, William G., architect.
Waasdorp, Leonard H., architect.
Title:
(Library Relief), (sculpture).
Dates:
1933-1936. Dedicated Oct. 5, 1936.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Variegated Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
2 reliefs. Each: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 13 ft.
Description:
A pair of figurative groupings in relief flank the entrance of the library. Both groups consist of two adults and a child at the center. The group on the south pylon symbolize life, its beginning and continuity. The male figure holds a scroll and a book and represents Philosophy and Biography. The female figure represents History and Religion and carries a sword and two tablets. One of the adults on the north pylon relief represents Art and Social Science as indicated by a statue, palette and set of scales. The other adult is Science and Literature with a lightning bolt and a book. The child holds a lamp of knowledge in both hands and walks towards the light away from night and darkness represented by an arc of stars.
Subject:
Figure group
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Philosophy
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature
Allegory -- Civic -- Law
Allegory -- Religion
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Located Rochester Public Library, Rundel Memorial Library, 115 South Avenue, Rochester, New York 14604
Remarks:
The new $314,000 library was funded with a Works Progress Administration Grant and a bequest from Morton Rundel of Rochester. William G. Kaelber and Leonard H. Waasdorp were the architects. IAS files contain the text of the inscriptions on the building; an article from Library Journal, Jan. 15, 1937; and general information on the history of the library.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001795
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001795
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