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Life, (sculpture). Artist:  Busche, G. J., sculptor. Title:  Life, (sculpture). Dates:  1956. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. 12 1/2 ft. x 9 ft. x 6 in. Inscription:  (In lower left corner:) 1956 unsigned Description:  Limestone bas-relief panel mounted on the side of a building. The panel depicts several figures, both male and female. At the bottom right corner of the panel is a mother holding an infant; to the left are a school-aged boy and girl in proper left profile facing a graduate wearing a cap and gown. Standing behind the graduate is a workman holding a wrench in his proper right hand. Above the graduate are a man and woman standing arm-in-arm near the top of the panel. In the upper right corner of the panel is a gear, in the upper left corner is a sheaf of wheat. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Life Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Dress -- Ceremonial -- Academic Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- West Lafayette Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Purdue University, Purdue University Galleries, Creative Arts Building 1, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 Located Purdue University, Stewart Center, Memorial Mall, West Lafayette, Indiana References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN001038   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN001038 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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