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Literature East and West (two bas reliefs), (sculpture). Artist:  Hord, Donal, 1902-1966, sculptor. Dana, Homer, assistant. Title:  Literature East and West (two bas reliefs), (sculpture). Dates:  1952-1953. Installed 1953. Medium:  Cast stone. Dimensions:  Each relief: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 6 ft. Description:  One panel represents ancient Mediterranean cultures--a Sumerian with a cuneiform tablet, an Egyptian with a papyrus scroll, and a Greek man playing a lyre. The other panel represents the ancient Asian cultures with a Chinese man with a scroll, a Persian man with a harp, and an Indian with a bamboo-leaf book. At the bottom of each panel is a modern youth with a book. In the upper corners of each panel are symbols of the solar system. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature Figure group Ethnic -- Egyptian Ethnic -- Chinese Ethnic -- Greek Ethnic -- Sumerian Ethnic -- Persian Ethnic -- Indian Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  San Diego Public Library, 820 E Street, San Diego, California 92101 Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Dexter. IAS files contain articles from San Diego Union, Aug. 16, 1953, sect. E; and excerpt from Clara E. Breed, "Turning the Pages: San Diego Public Library History, 1882-1982," published by the Friends of the San Diego Public Library. For further reading see: Journal of San Diego History, vol. XXXI, no. 3 (Summer 1985), pg. 206. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. San Diego Historical Society, 1988. Illustration:  Image on file. San Diego Union, Aug. 16, 1953, sect. E. 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 75001290   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75001290 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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