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From: Sarah Montross SEE ATTACHED PDF "NotesFromSpecialCollections"
Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 12:24 PM
To: Anne Goodyear , Martina Duncan
Cc: Laura Latman , Joachim Homann , Andrea Rosen , Frank Goodyear
Subject: Re: Update on the Greek statues (Outside the museum in front niches)
Hi all,
I went to Special Collections and looked up some files regarding the bronze sculptures- there were several mentions of the sculptures in connection to the dedication of the Walker Art Building in 1894 as well as a letter from the artist, de Angelis to Miss Sofia Walker, who was clearly involved in commissioning the two pieces. Additionally, you'll see below these notes some images of these sculptures in marble, one in the Vatican Museum and the other in Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, for comparison.
Just to fill in some more of the history of these pieces- there is probably still more to find, but this is a start!
Thanks,
Sarah
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From: Sarah Montross
Date: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 7:11 PM
To: Laura Latman , Anne Goodyear
Cc: Joachim Homann , Martina Duncan , Andrea Rosen , Frank Goodyear
Subject: RE: Update on the Greek statues (Outside the museum in front niches)
Hi all, I also wrote to Richard Lindemann in Special Collections today to see about any records of these sculptures (more from a historical perspective- looking for any note about their original commission etc.) from within the building files or other museum-related archives they have there. I'll stop by soon and can let you all know what I find.
Sarah
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From: Joachim Homann
Date: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 2:15 PM
To: Laura Latman , Frank Goodyear , Martina Duncan , Anne Goodyear , Andrea Rosen , Sarah Montross
Subject: Re: Update on the Greek statues (Outside the museum in front niches)
Dear colleagues,
To identify those gentlemen we might as well use their proper names. On the left is Sophocles, on the right (with scroll) Demosthenes. I am glad that we will take a good look at them this summer.
Joachim
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Joachim Homann, Ph.D., curator
Bowdoin College Museum of Art
9400 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-8494
Telephone: 207-725-3064
Fax: 207-725-3762
Email: jhomann@bowdoin.edu
