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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Kormendi, Eugene,     Portrait male -- Rockne, Knute,     Occupation -- Sport     Figure male -- Full length     Occupation -- Education     Dress -- Ceremonial     Dress -- Uniform     Religion -- New Testament     Religion -- New Testament     Fantasy -- Monster     Animal -- Dog     Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Notre Dame     Relief     Architectural component     Sculpture

(Alumni Hall Sculpture), (sculpture). Artist:  Kormendi, Eugene, 1889-1959, sculptor. Title:  (Alumni Hall Sculpture), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Graduate, (sculpture). Madonna and Child, (sculpture). Joe College, (sculpture). Knute Rockne, (sculpture). Dates:  1931-1945. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  Graduate figure: approx. 6 ft. x 20 in. x 18 in.; Madonna and child: approx. 18 x 18 x 18 in.; Knute Rockne, Scholars: each approx. 3 ft. x 2 ft. x 8 in.; Gargoyles: each approx. 1 x 1 x 4 1/2 ft. Description:  Several limestone sculptures adorn niches in the facade of a building. The sculptures include figures of a male graduate in cap and gown holding a diploma in his proper right hand; a portrait of Knute Rockne wearing a football uniform and holding a football in his proper left hand; two Irish terriers in profile facing each other; a seated scholar with an hour glass in his proper right hand and a book in his proper left hand and two seated scholars on the north facade of the building. Gargoyles extend from the corners of the building. A free-standing figure of the Madonna and child adorn the north entrance to the building. She wears a crown and holds lilies and a cross in her proper right hand. She holds the infant Christ in her proper left arm. The infant holds an orb in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is upraised in a gesture of blessing. Subject:  Portrait male -- Rockne, Knute, -- Full length Occupation -- Sport -- Football Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Education -- Student Dress -- Ceremonial -- Academic Dress Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform Religion -- New Testament -- Mary Religion -- New Testament -- Christ Fantasy -- Monster Animal -- Dog -- Terrier Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Notre Dame Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Notre Dame, Facilities Operations, 100 Maintenance Center, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 Located University of Notre Dame, Alumni Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The sculpture entitled "The Graduate" is popularly known as "Joe College". "The Graduate" was sculpted by Kormendi. The other figures on the building were sculpted by unknown artists. The building was constructed in 1931 and the figures were installed between 1931 and the mid-1940s. IAS files contain copy of related correspondence. 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 IN001051   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN001051 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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