From a single stone : the portal sculpture of the New Hampshire Historical Society's building / James L. Garvin.

Title:

From a single stone : the portal sculpture of the New Hampshire Historical Society's building / James L. Garvin.

Author:

Garvin, James L.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2011.

Physical Description:

p. 114-125.

Source:

Vol. 65, No. 2 (Fall 2011) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article discusses the sculpture group adorning the fa�ade of the headquarters for the New Hampshire Historical Society. The sculpture was created by artist Daniel Chester French and symbolizes human wisdom. It was created from a single piece of granite take from the area around Concord, New Hampshire. Chester collaborated with the building's architect, Guy Lowell, and industrialist Edward Tuck, who helped finance the building's construction. The seal created by French for the group is described, along with the financing of the sculpture. INSET: Sculpture Now Adorns Front of Historical Society Building.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Architecture. , Historic buildings Design and construction. , Decoration and ornament, Architectural. , Sculpture. , Stone work.

Locations:

Concord (N.H.) Architecture.

People:

French, Daniel Chester, 1950-1932.

Organizations:

New Hampshire Historical Society.

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