Advanced Search 
Art
Bela Lyon Pratt (American, 1867–1917)
about 1910
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
25.4 x 15.87 x 15.56 cm (10 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr.
Accession Number1979.386
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
There was a long tradition of embellishing entrances to public buildings with sculptures representing civic virtues or mythological deities. These studies for the bronze figures that flank the entrance to the Boston Public Library resemble the final versions, although they are more sketchily modeled.
ProvenanceJo Ann and Julian Ganz, Jr., Los Angeles