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(Rabb Hall Relief Figures), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Choate, Nathaniel 1899-1965  Search this
Medium:
Limestone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Indiana University Architect's Office 700 North Walnut Grove, Service Building Bloomington Indiana 47405
Located Indiana University Rabb Hall, Nellie Showers Teter Quadrangle Bloomington Indiana 47405
Date:
1959
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(Lower left corner of relief block, incised lettering:) NAT.CHOATE/1959 signed
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Summary:
A wall relief depicting three nude figures among the heavens. In the center is a larger male with streaming hair, moving to the right with his proper left hand extended forward. Behind him to the left is a male with streaming hair, reaching upwards to the sun. On the right is a female reaching upwards to a crescent moon. All figures rest on a bank of clouds, surrounding a spheroid shape, perhaps a planet.
Topic:
Figure group--Nude  Search this
Allegory--Place--Extraterrestrial  Search this
Control number:
IAS IN000702
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337981