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Friendship and Character, (sculpture). Artist:  Walker, Nellie Verne, 1874-1973, sculptor. Friedlander, Leo, 1888-1966, sculptor. (formerly attributed to) Pond and Pond, architectural firm. Title:  Friendship and Character, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  2 figures. Each: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 3 ft. x D. 3 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 2 x 2 ft. Inscription:  (On tablet held by left figure:) FRIENDSHIP (On tablet held by right figure:) CHARACTER Description:  Two standing female figures mounted near roofline on west facade of Michigan League Building. Each figure has short hair, is dressed in two-tier robe and holds tablet with inscription in front of body. Figures stand on small square bases. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Allegory -- Life -- Fraternity Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Michigan, Physical Properties Building, 326 East Hoover, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 Located University of Michigan, North University, Michigan League Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan Remarks:  Architects Pond and Pond designed the Michigan League Building, which was dedicated in 1929. These figures may be two of three allegorical figures created by Nellie Walker for the University of Michigan Museums. IAS files contain unpublished excerpt from Einar Kvaran's "Annotated Inventory of Outdoor Sculpture in Washtenaw County," 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000046   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000046 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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