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The Creation of Scientific Knowledge, (sculpture). Artist:  Jennewein, C. Paul, 1890-1978, sculptor. Janssen & Cocken, architectural firm. Title:  The Creation of Scientific Knowledge, (sculpture). Dates:  1957. Medium:  Marble. Inscription:  (Inscribed:) C. P. JENNEWEIN Sc. (Raised on lower relief:) THE CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE signed Description:  The scene depicts the birth of Venus. Centrally seated figure of Zeus is surrounded by the figures of Nike, Hera, Athena, Hephaestus and Eilithyia. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Zeus Mythology -- Classical -- Hera Mythology -- Classical -- Athena Mythology -- Classical -- Hephaestus Mythology -- Classical -- Elcithyia Object -- Tool -- Axe Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Avenue, lobby, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. Illustration:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 218. 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 64480084   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480084 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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