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Dreyer, Jorgen Christian,
Brostrom, Ernest Olaf,
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Chemistry and Biology, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dreyer, Jorgen Christian, 1878-1948, sculptor.
Brostrom, Ernest Olaf, 1888-1969, architect.
Title:
Chemistry and Biology, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Atlas Figures, (sculpture).
Dates:
1917-1918.
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
2 figures. Each: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 9 in.
Description:
Two male figures, nude except for drapery, above the entrance of a building, on either side of the doorway. The figure on the left holds a winged sphere. The figures represent Chemistry and Biology, as the original occupants of the building were scientists who produced biological, pharmaceutical and surgical veterinary supplies.
Subject:
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Chemistry
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Biology
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Owner:
McQueeny Lock Company, 520 West Pennway, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Remarks:
Building on which these statues stand is registered with the Kansas City Landmarks Commission as a Kansas City Landmark. IAS files include the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places and a related article from the "Kansas City Gazette," Oct./Nov. 1980, pg. 5.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, Kansas City survey, 1994.
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 MO000199
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000199
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