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West Virginia University Medical Sciences Building Pylons, (sculpture). Artist:  Horn, Milton, 1906-1995, sculptor. C. E. Silling & Associates, architectural firm. Schmidt, Garden & Erikson, architectural firm. Title:  West Virginia University Medical Sciences Building Pylons, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1954. 1955-1956. Copyrighted 1956. Installed Oct. 1956. Medium:  Reliefs: Georgia marble; Pylons: granite. Dimensions:  8 reliefs on 4 pylons. Each relief: approx. H. 6 ft. 8 in.; Each pylon: approx. 172 x 24 x 56 in. Inscription:  (Below each relief, on proper left corner:) MILTON HORN (copyright symbol) 1956 signed Description:  The eight reliefs depict important developments and personages in the history of medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy -- 16 milestones are depicted. The first relief panel depicts Hippocrates (father of medicine), administering to a seated woman, and below them, Aristotle, seated at a table examining a human skull. On the table are two animal skulls. The second relief panel illustrates the scriptural apothecary from Exodus (30:25). The scene includes a bearded, robed man seated at a table, using a mortar and pestle; the scene below depicts two female figures, one of whom is bathing, the other stands beside her with towel, representative of the rules of hygiene as set forth in the Old Testament. The third relief panel depicts William Harvey discovering the circulation of blood; and in the lower scene, Rev. Stephen Hales using a horse to make the first measurement of blood pressure. The fourth relief panel depicts Benevenutus Grassus conducting his studies on the structure of the eye; the lower scene shows a deaconess in a medieval hospital caring for a man in bed. The fifth relief panel illustrates Ephraim McDowell (1771-1830) removing an ovarian tumor; and in the lower scene, Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865), known for instituting sterilization methods in obstetrics. The sixth relief panel is a tribute to Andreas Vesalius (1515-1564) and depicts a medical dissection during the Renaissance; and in the lower scene, a man doing an anatomical sketch. The seventh panel depicts William Beaumont (1785-1853) studying human digestion through the open stomach wound of Alexis St. Martin; and, in the lower scene, Wilhelm Roentgen (1845-1923), implementing the xray in 1895, standing above a reclining male patient. The eigth relief panel depicts Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761), founder of modern dentistry, examing a patient; and in the lower scene, Louis Pasteur, innoculating a dog with a rabies vaccine. Subject:  History -- Arts & Sciences -- Medicine Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse Occupation -- Medicine -- Dentist Portrait male -- Harvey, William Portrait male -- Hales, Stephen Portrait male -- Beaumont, William Portrait male -- St. Martin, Alexis Portrait male -- Fauchard, Pierre Portrait male -- Pasteur, Louis Portrait male -- McDowell, Ephraim Portrait male -- Semmelweis, Ignaz Philipp Portrait male -- Grassus, Benvenutus Portrait male -- Hippocrates Portrait male -- Aristotle Portrait male -- Roentgen, Wilhelm Religion -- Old Testament State of Being -- Illness Animal -- Other -- Skeleton Figure -- Fragment -- Skeleton Occupation -- Art -- Illustrator Religion -- Old Testament -- Exodus Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Morgantown Sculpture Owner:  Administered by West Virginia University, West Virginia Collections, Colson Hall, University Avenue, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 Located West Virginia University, West Virginia University Medical Center, Basic Sciences Building entrance, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 Remarks:  Horn designed and carved the reliefs, working in close collaboration with architects C. E. Silling & Associates and Schmidt, Garden and Erickson. IAS files contain related articles from Morgantown Post (Morgantown, WV) Oct. 12, 1956; Oct. 18, 1956 (pg.1-2); and from West Virginia Hillbilly (Dec. 8, 1956). IAS files also contain transcription of nearby marker and detailed subject descriptions of each relief. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 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 77002002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77002002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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