Physical Development - Evanston, IL
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N 42° 03.686 W 087° 40.620
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Two bronze statues done in 1916-17, by Hermon MacNeil, in front of Patten Gymnasium on the campus of Northwestern University. Leftmost statue called Physical Development.
Waymark Code: WM7GB0
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2009
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From the Art Inventory site:
Physical Development - two (stylized) men playing football, one standing, one fallen. The standing figure's proper right leg is forward, his muscles well-defined. A cape is draped behind him and over his proper right arm. At his waist he wears only a sash. In his proper left arm he holds a ball with a bird on top. The fallen male has his head at the feet of the other man, and his body and legs extend upward behind him. His proper left hand braces his fall, and he wears a helmet and shirt. Around the back of the piece are sculpted vines and foliage.
Inscription on back:
"To strive to seek, to find and not to yield." Alfred Tennyson
TITLE: Physical Development
ARTIST(S): MacNeil, Hermon A., 1866-1947, sculptor.
DATE: 1916
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87580073
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Leftmost statue
Patten Gymnasium
2407 Sheridan Road
on the campus of Northwestern University
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