Administered by University of Scranton Art Department Linden Street & Monroe Avenue Scranton Pennsylvania 18510
Located University of Scranton In front of library Scranton Pennsylvania
Date:
Installed 1923. Dedicated July 27, 1923
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On plinth, incised lettering:) DANTE
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Summary:
Dante stands in a floor-length scholar's gown and medieval scholar's hat. The hat has a laurel wreath around its band. He holds a book, identified as the "Commedia" on the cover, diagonally across his chest. His proper left knee is visible against the folds of his clothes. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base with beveled edges.
