Berkeley Unified School District Berkeley High School 2134 Martin Luther King Junior Way Community Theater, south side Berkeley California 94704
Date
Designed 1939
Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(At top of bas-relief:) DRAMA (At center right, arranged vertically:) DANCE (At lower left, arranged vertically:) MUSIC
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Summary
A bas-relief of a standing, full-length semi-nude male figure. His proper left arm is bent upwards, and he holds a mask in that hand with a pair of ballet shoes hung from his arm. His proper right arm hangs down, with the hand outspread. A lyre is at his feet. He wears a wreath upon his head. The bas-relief is on an exterior wall.
Topic
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Drama
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Dance
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Music
Figure male--Full length
Figure male--Nude
Dress--Costume--Mask
Dress--Accessory--Shoe
Object--Musical Instrument--Lyre
Control number
IAS CA000479
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums