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Nicola D'Ascenzo Studios,
D'Ascenzo, Nicola,
Figure group
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Portrait male -- Columbus, Christopher
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Transportation
Ethnic -- Italian
Ethnic -- Indian
Architecture -- Classical
Religion -- Old Testament
Religion -- Old Testament
Portrait male -- Sanzio, Raphael
Portrait male -- Buonarroti, Michelangelo
Occupation -- Art
Occupation -- Art
Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Occupation -- Writer
Ethnic -- British
Portrait male -- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Occupation -- Education
Portrait male -- Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Performing Arts -- Music
Portrait male -- Penn, William
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Military
Portrait male -- Washington, George
Occupation -- Political
Portrait male -- Tyndale, William
Portrait male -- Gutenberg, Johannes
Ethnic -- German
Occupation -- Science
Portrait male -- Moliere
Ethnic -- French
Portrait male -- Whitman, Walt
Occupation -- Writer
Portrait male -- Alighieri, Dante
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Camden
Mosaic
Architectural component
Sculpture
America Receiving the Gift of the Nations, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nicola D'Ascenzo Studios, fabricator.
D'Ascenzo, Nicola, 1871-1954, sculptor.
Title:
America Receiving the Gift of the Nations, (sculpture).
Dates:
1914-1916. Installed 1916.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
American opalescent glass.
Dimensions:
Approx. W. 70 ft.
Description:
A mosaic frieze extending across entry facade of the Center of the Arts. The mosaic depicts thirty-six figures in composition, twenty-nine of these advance from right and left bringing their gifts and presenting them to the figure of America. America, dressed in a long flowing robe, sits and extends her arms out to her sides. On America's left stands her son, Opportunity, while on her right is her daughter, Equality. Kneeling at the feet of America are two Native Americans. Alongside the figure of Opportunity stand the cavaliers, with the figure of Christopher Columbus in the background. A little to the fore is a long procession of figures who have contributed to the upbuilding of western civilization. First in this group is Greece who holds the model of a temple in her hand, typifying classical architecture. Rome is next in line carrying the standard and fasces. The moral law is represented by the figure of Moses bearing in his hands the tablets of the Ten Commandments. Arabia advances with an abacus representing mathematics. Raphael, with his famous painting "The Sistine Madonna," is the next figure in this group. He is followed by Michelangelo. Both of these figures represent the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Renaissance. In the right wing of the frieze three more figures advance
--
Shakespeare, representing English literature; Longfellow, poetry; and Palestrina, church music.
Standing beside America's daughter Equality is
William
Penn with a group of Quakers. This group represents religious freedom. The figure of George Washington stands in the background. On the right side of America, the procession is made up of the bearers of gifts from the Orient. The first to come, bringing her gift of a vase, representative of the ceramic arts, is Japan. Persia offers a gift which suggests the perfection of textiles and weaving. A figure from Babylonia brings her contribution of the basic principles of building construction. India is the last figure from the East. England is represented by the figure of
William
Tyndale
, bearing in his hand a copy of his translation of the Bible. From Germany comes Johannes Gutenberg and his moveable type. Moliere, the master of comedy; Walt Whitman, representative of democratic thought in literature, and Dante, representing epic poetry, are the three figures in the left wing of the frieze.
Subject:
Figure group
Allegory
--
Place
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America
Allegory
--
Place
--
Greece
Allegory
--
Place
--
Rome
Allegory
--
Place
--
Arabia
Allegory
--
Place
--
Japan
Allegory
--
Place
--
Persia
Allegory
--
Place
--
Babylonia
Allegory
--
Place
--
India
Allegory
--
Place
--
England
Allegory
--
Place
--
Germany
Portrait
male
--
Columbus, Christopher
--
Full
length
Occupation
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Other
--
Explorer
Occupation
--
Transportation
--
Navigator
Ethnic
--
Italian
Ethnic
--
Indian
Architecture
--
Classical
--
Temple
Religion
--
Old Testament
--
Moses
Religion
--
Old Testament
--
Ten Commandments
Portrait
male
--
Sanzio, Raphael
--
Full
length
Portrait
male
--
Buonarroti, Michelangelo
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Art
--
Painter
Occupation
--
Art
--
Sculptor
Portrait
male
--
Shakespeare,
William
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Writer
--
Poet
Occupation
--
Writer
--
Playwright
Occupation
--
Writer
--
Dramatist
Ethnic
--
British
Portrait
male
--
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Education
--
Teacher
Portrait
male
--
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
--
Full
length
Performing Arts
--
Music
--
Composer
Portrait
male
--
Penn,
William
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Other
--
Colonizer
Occupation
--
Political
--
Statesman
Occupation
--
Military
--
Admiral
Portrait
male
--
Washington, George
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Political
--
President
Portrait
male
--
Tyndale
,
William
--
Full
length
Portrait
male
--
Gutenberg, Johannes
--
Full
length
Ethnic
--
German
Occupation
--
Science
--
Inventor
Portrait
male
--
Moliere
--
Full
length
Ethnic
--
French
Portrait
male
--
Whitman, Walt
--
Full
length
Occupation
--
Writer
--
Journalist
Portrait
male
--
Alighieri, Dante
--
Full
length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
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New Jersey
--
Camden
Mosaic
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Rutgers University, Whitman Center for the Arts, 2nd & Cooper Streets, Camden, New Jersey 08102
Remarks:
Presented to the then, Cooper Branch Library, by Eldridge R. Johnson, founder and former president of the Victor Talking Machine Company, now RCA Mr. Johnson donated money to build the library and funded the frieze, which is comprised of over 100,000 pieces of glass.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995.
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 NJ000246
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