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Bas-Relief, (sculpture). Artist:  Stevens, Lawrence Tenney, 1896-1972, sculptor. Title:  Bas-Relief, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Early Dentist - Saint Apollonia - Modern Dentist, (sculpture). Modern Surgeon - Aesculapius - Country Doctor, (sculpture). Saint Apollonia, (sculpture). Modern Dentist, (sculpture). Aesculapius, (sculpture). Country Doctor, (sculpture). Dates:  1948. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 8 ft. x 8 ft. x 5 in. Inscription:  (East relief, lower right side:) L.T. STEVENS SCULPTOR (West relief, lower right side:) 1948/L.T. STEVENS S.C. (East relief, along lower edge, incised letters:) EARLY DENTIST.SAINT APOLLONIA.MODERN DENTIST (West relief, along lower edge, incised letters:) MODERN SURGEON.AESCULAPIUS.COUNTRY DOCTOR signed Description:  Two relief panels flank the entrance to the building, one illustrates the evolution of dentistry and the other the practice of medicine. The dentistry relief on the east side depicts three figures. On the left side stands the early dentist, a man dress in nineteenth-century clothing holding a drilling tool in his proper right hand. A vase of flowers sits by his proper left foot. The central figure, St. Apollonia, holds a cross to her chest with her proper left hand and a pair of pliers with a tooth in them in her raised proper right hand. A dove appears over her proper left shoulder and near her proper left foot is a mortar and pestle. On the right side stands the modern dentist, a man dressed in a medical lab coat holding a tool in his proper left hand. Below him is small figure of a man sitting in a dentist's chair with a nurse adjusting a piece of equipment. The medical relief on the west side also depicts three figures. The central figure is Aesculapius holding a bowl in his raised proper hand. A snake is curled around a stick by his proper right foot. To his proper right stands the modern surgeon, a man dressed in a surgical gown, mask and cap resting his hands at his waist. At his feet is a stack of four books and a mouse appearing beside them. To Aesculapius' proper left stands the country doctor, a man dressed in a stove pipe hat and a muffler wrapped around his neck. He holds a medical bag in his proper left hand and at his feet is a small horse-drawn buggy. A rooster stands by his proper right foot. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Medicine Mythology -- Classical -- Aesculapius Religion -- Saint -- St. Apollonia Figure group Occupation -- Medicine -- Dentist Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse Dress -- Historic -- Nineteenth Century Dress Dress -- Uniform -- Medical Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Handbag Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Dress -- Accessory -- Scarf Animal -- Bird -- Chicken Animal -- Bird -- Dove Animal -- Mouse Architecture -- Vehicle -- Carriage Emblem -- Cross Object -- Other -- Dish Object -- Flower Object -- Furniture -- Chair Object -- Other -- Vase Object -- Tool Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 South Cincinnati, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 Located 222 East 5th, on east and west sides of the building entrance, Tulsa, Oklahoma References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996. 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 OK000153   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000153 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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