Object Details
Artist
Paul Wayland Bartlett, born New Haven, CT 1865-died Paris, France 1925
Luce Center Label
The full-length statues Philosophy and Poetry stand above the grand entrance of the New York Public Library. Paul Wayland Bartlett modeled six heroic figures for this commission---History and Philosophy, Romance and Religion, Poetry and Drama---to symbolize the different fields of knowledge represented in the library. These tall sculptures, designed to sit on a one-foot-wide shelf far above ground level, were carved in high relief to exaggerate the features of the figures.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III
Date
ca. 1915
Object number
1958.11.14
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Sculpture
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
27 3/4 x 22 5/8 x 11 1/8 in. (70.5 x 57.6 x 28.2 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Painting and Sculpture
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 20A
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Dress\historic\classical dress
Study\sculpture model
Figure female\bust
Allegory\arts and sciences\poetry
Architecture Exterior\civic\New York Public Library
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1958.11.14