Sculptor:

Donnelly, John 1867-1947  Search this

Hoepfner, O.  Search this

Grandelis, C.  Search this

Donatello ca. 1386-1466 (copy after)  Search this

Founder:

John Polachek Bronze & Iron Company  Search this

Donnelly and Reilly  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Culture:

Greek  Search this

Roman  Search this

Type:

Sculptures-Door

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by City of Detroit Detroit Michigan

Located Detroit Public Library 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit Michigan

Date:

1918-1921. Dedicated March 29, 1921

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1994.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.

Summary:

Doors consisting of twenty bas-relief panels, five on each side, influenced by the style of Donatello. Each panel consists of figures which represent teachers and their students. The theme of the panels are five modes of ancient Greek and Roman literature - epic, tragic, lyric, philosophic, and comic.

Topic:

Figure group  Search this

Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this

Occupation--Education--Student  Search this

Ethnic  Search this

Literature  Search this

Control number:

IAS MI000097

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_319099