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Untitled Ceramic Mural, (sculpture). Artist:  Bonet, Jordi, 1932-1979, sculptor. Title:  Untitled Ceramic Mural, (sculpture). Dates:  1965-1966. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: glazed ceramic tile mural with metal inlay. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 25 ft. x 1 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On sculpture:) Jordi Bonet/Montreal/65 signed Description:  Depicts the four cycles of life in a textured mural made with metal inlay, lightly incised lines, and slightly raised surface forms. Fertility is portrayed by a pregnant woman. A labyrinth stands for the Eternal Unknowns of life. Labor and Rest are represented by geometric symbols. Rebirth or Ressurrection is pictured as a semicircular earth with arrows shooting up toward three birds. Subject:  Allegory -- Life -- Birth Allegory -- Life -- Middle Age Allegory -- Life -- Old Age Allegory -- Religion -- Salvation State of Being -- Other -- Pregnant Animal -- Bird Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object Type:  Mural Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Chicago, Office of Physical Planning and Construction, 5555 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637 Located University of Chicago, Philip Pekow Hall of the Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School Adolescent Unit, Entrance Portico, 1365 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637 References:  Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 244. Riedy, James, "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 141. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 244. 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 87580088   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87580088 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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