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Samuel Ullman, (sculpture). Artist:  Medenica, Branko, 1950- , sculptor. Title:  Samuel Ullman, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Cast 1993. Dedicated May 29, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 36 x 24 x 20 in.; Base: 60 x 32 x 28 in. Inscription:  (On proper right shoulder:) BRANKO MEDENICA (copyright symbol) (On plaque on base:) SAMUEL ULLMAN/1840-1924/Idealist-Humanitarian-Poet/Champion for the Cause of Learning/YOUTH/Youth is not a time of life,/it is a state of mind;it is/not a matter of rosy cheeks/red lips and supple knees; it/is a matter of the will, a quality/of the imagination, a vigor of the/emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.../SAMUEL ULLMAN/SCULPTOR BRANKO MEDENICA signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bust of Samuel Ullman wearing glasses, a mustache, wing-collar shirt, coat and tie. Subject:  Portrait male -- Ullman, Samuel -- Bust Occupation -- Education Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Literature -- Ullman -- Youth Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Birmingham Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Alabama at Birmingham, UAB Station, Birmingham, Alabama 35294 Located University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ullman Building, 1212 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama Remarks:  Samuel Ullman (1840-1924) was a Birmingham civic leader, educator and poet, renowned for his poem "Youth" written at the age of 70. "Youth" is said to have been an inspiration to a generation of post-war Japanese, as well as Americans. IAS files include a piece from the University's "Campus News," a schedule of the dedication activities, and the text of "Youth" in its entirety from the book "Samuel Ullman and Youth," [Birmingham], University of Alabama Press, 1993, by Margaret England Armbrester. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000202   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000202 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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