Bas-Relief on south facade of Alexander Hall depicting Arts & Sciences Paying Tribute to Learning
Bas-Relief on south facade of Alexander Hall depicting Arts & Sciences Paying Tribute to Learning
Bas-Relief on south facade of Alexander Hall depicting Arts & Sciences Paying Tribute to Learning
Bas-Relief on south facade of Alexander Hall depicting Arts & Sciences Paying Tribute to Learning

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Bas-Relief on south facade of Alexander Hall depicting Arts & Sciences Paying Tribute to Learning,

ca. 1894

John Massey Rhind, American, born Scotland, 1860–1936
J. A. Bolger
PP657
The bas-relief on the stone facade of Alexander Hall depicts thirty-six figures, allegories of the arts and sciences paying tribute to learning. Designed by J. A. Bolger and carved by the Scottish-American sculptor John Massey Rhind, the relief complements the Romanesque architecture of the building, designed by architect William Appleton Potter as the University’s first convocation hall.
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Title
Bas-Relief on south facade of Alexander Hall depicting Arts & Sciences Paying Tribute to Learning
Dates

ca. 1894

Maker
John Massey Rhind
Medium
Red sandstone
Credit Line
Princeton University, gift of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander in honor of her husband, Charles B. Alexander 1870, his father, Henry M. Alexander 1840, and his grandfather, Archibald Alexander hon. D.D. 1810
Object Number
PP657
Culture
American
Type
bas-reliefs
Materials
sandstone
Subject
plant-derived motifs, openwork, trees, personification, figures (representations), globes (cartographic spheres)

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