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 Heralds and the Arts - Berkeley, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 37° 52.129 W 122° 16.293
10S E 564070 N 4191510
Some bas relief on the side of a community theater on the Berkeley High School campus.
Waymark Code: WM8EVK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2010
Views: 5
The piece is made of three separate reliefs. One is on the central portion of the theater and two wings of the theater building. The central piece depicts seven male figures representing Sculpture, Painting, Music, Dance, Drama and Poetry. The two others are angel like creatures with trumpets. One is male and the other is female.
TITLE: Heralds and the Arts
ARTIST(S): Howard, Robert Boardman, 1896-1983, sculptor. Gutterson, Henry Higby, 1884-1954, sculptor. Corlett, William, Sr., sculptor. Gutterson and Corlett, architectural firm.
DATE: Designed 1940.
MEDIUM: Painted concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000478
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Berkeley High School, 2134 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Community Theater, north side, Berkeley, California 94704
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None
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