University of Montana Library Bas-Reliefs - Missoula, MT
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N 46° 51.582 W 113° 58.975
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The Mansfield Library was dedicated in 1979 to Maureen and Mike Mansfield, the best known alumni of the University of Montana.
Waymark Code: WMN5M4
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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On each of the four upper corners on the library building are two pairs of large reliefs, each a somewhat abstracted landscape. The medium is somewhat of a mystery to us, possibly terra cotta, possibly cast concrete. Equally mysterious to us is the artist, as the library doesn'r seem to mention the reliefs on its website.

This is the university's fourth library, the third on campus. The first on campus was built in 1903 and the library moved into the ground floor in 1908. That building is now known as Jeannette Rankin Hall. In 1921 a dedicated library building was completed and served until 1970, when construction on a new University Library began. The 1921 building is now the Social Science Building.

The fourth and fifth floors of the library were completed in November 1978, funded by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The following fall the University Library was named after Ambassador Mike Mansfield and his wife Maureen. In 1992, the Library implemented an online catalog and in May 2000, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library marked an historic milestone when it added its one-millionth volume.

TITLE: Untitled bas reliefs

ARTIST(S): John Vichorek

DATE: ca. 1973

MEDIUM: cast concrete

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MT000160

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library University of Montana 32 Campus Drive Missoula, MT USA 59812


DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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