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Sundial, (sculpture). Artist:  Rudin, Paul, sculptor. Title:  Sundial, (sculpture). Dates:  Nov. 1927. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Pedestal: limestone; Platform: stone. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 11 x 9 x 10 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. 4 in. x Diam. 2 ft. Inscription:  (Bottom of pedestal, incised:) PRUDIN (Around perimeter of platform, incised:) "CLASS OF 1927 A.D. WITH THEM THE SEED OF WISDOM DID I SOW AND WITH MINE OWN HAND WROUGHT TO MAKE IT GROW" signed Description:  Atlas kneels on his proper right knee, on bronze disc marked with four cardinal points. In his uplifted, outstretched arms, he originally held an armillary sphere (now missing) overhead. He stands atop a cylindrical pedestal with four bas-reliefs of women in classical dress. The pedestal is set on a hexagonal platform. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Atlas Figure group -- Female Literature -- Khayyam Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- New Brunswick Relief Sundial Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Rutgers University, Facilities Maintenance, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Located Rutgers University, Douglass College, College Hall, New Brunswick, New Jersey Remarks:  Donated by the Class of 1927 at its Commencement. The pedestal reliefs represent four types of womanhood: the intuitive, thoughtful, philosophical type; the student and lover of books and learning; the physical, joyous, dancing woman; and the serene, spiritual religiose. IAS files contain a related article from The Campus News (Douglass College, NJ), Nov. 4, 1927, pg. 1. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000117   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000117 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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