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The Merchant of Venice, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Gregory, John 1879-1958  Search this
Medium:
Plaster cast
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Galleries of the Claremont Colleges 333 College Way Claremont California 91711-6344
Located Scripps College Balch-Sycamore courtyard Claremont California 91711-6344
Date:
Ca. 1930
Notes:
Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, 1992.
Image on file.
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Summary:
Relief with five figures. One man stands in the center of the group; he extends his arms out, holding an open scroll in his proper left hand, and resting his proper right hand on the arm of another man, who holds a knife. The center man's proper right foot rests on a stack of two books; a globe is at the ground on his other side. Four men surround him.
Topic:
Literature--Shakespeare--Merchant of Venice  Search this
Performing Arts--Theater  Search this
Figure group--Male  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Book  Search this
Object--Other--Globe  Search this
Object--Written Matter--Scroll  Search this
Control number:
IAS 02240052
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_309467