Administered by University of Illinois Board of Trustees 506 South Wright Street, 354 Henry Administration Building Urbana Illinois 61801
Located University High School 1212 West Springfield Avenue Over west entrance Urbana Illinois 61801
Date:
1917-1918
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Scheinman, Muriel, "Art collecting at the University of Illinois: a history and catalogue," Ph.D. diss., University of Illinois, 1981, pg. 130, 139.
Summary:
Two females in classical dress. Between them is an open Book of Knowledge, topped by an oil lamp, Learning, and a laurel wreath above. The proper right figure, Science, is holding a globe in her proper right arm. The proper left figure, Arts, is holding a lyre in her proper left arm. The group is flanked by architectural forms with scroll and floral ornamentation.
