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    		• Friedlander, Leo,
     
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    		• Walker, Ralph W.,
     
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    		• Homage -- Eastman, George
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Occupation -- Art
     
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    		• Figure female -- Nude
     
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    		• Figure female -- Full length
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Gravestone
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Eastman Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Friedlander, Leo, 1888-1966, sculptor.
    Walker, Ralph W., architect.
    Title: 
    Eastman Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Sept. 15, 1934.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Pink-gray Georgia marble.
    Inscription: 
    (On top of circular step, incised:) 1854 GEORGE EASTMAN 1932
    Description: 
    A memorial to George Eastman featuring a cylinder with two bas-relief figures. On one side, the figure of a nude woman in profile is floating, holding in both hands the flame of Aspiration. On the opposite side is a crouching male representing Science, on which Eastman's work in photography was based. The memorial is set in a round sunken plaza, raised on a circular step. Eastman's ashes are placed in a copper box beneath the sculpture.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Eastman, George
    Occupation -- Science -- Inventor
    Occupation -- Art -- Photographer
    Figure female -- Nude
    Figure female -- Full length
    Figure male -- Full length
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
    Allegory -- Quality -- Hope
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
    Relief
    Gravestone
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Eastman Kodak Company, Business Information Center, Rochester, New York 14650
    Located Kodak Park, Lake Avenue entrance, Rochester, New York
    Remarks: 
    The memorial was erected by the Eastman Kodak Company, and commemorates its founder, George Eastman (1854-1932). The memorial was designed by Ralph W. Walker, and the relief figures were carved by Leo Friedlander. IAS files contain a copy of Rochester's Public Art Catalog Form for the memorial and an excerpt "The Eastman Memorial," which discusses the dedication ceremony.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 76004281
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