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Aitken, Robert,
Reid Brothers,
Figure group -- Female
Object -- Musical Instrument
Object -- Musical Instrument
Relief
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Temple of Music, (sculpture).
Artist:
Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor.
Reid Brothers, design firm.
Title:
Temple of Music, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Spandrels, (sculpture).
Bandshell in Concourse, (sculpture).
Dates:
1899. Dedicated Sept. 9, 1900.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Colusa sandstone; Base: Colusa sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 55 x 3 ft.; Bandshell frame: approx. 110 x 60 x 20 ft.
Description:
Two semi-nude
female
figures set within the spandrels of a bandshell arch. The
figure
on the proper left holds a trumpet; the
figure
on the proper right holds a lyre.
Subject:
Figure
group
--
Female
--
Nude
Object
--
Musical Instrument
--
Trumpet
Object
--
Musical Instrument
--
Lyre
Object Type:
Relief
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture
--
California
--
San Francisco
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City & County of San Francisco, Recreation & Parks Department, McLaren Lodge, Fell & Stanyan Streets, San Francisco, California 94117
Located Golden Gate Park, South end of Music Concourse at Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
The sculpture suffered significant damage in a 1906 earthquake and again in the October 17, 1989 Loma Preita earthquake. For further information see Katherine Wilson's book "Golden Gate Park" dated 1947, and Martin Snipper's "A Survey of Art Work in San Francisco" dated 1975.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
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 CA000218
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000218
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