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HISTORICAL SOCIETY DOORS
Artwork
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Title |
Artist |
Date |
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Buffalo and Erie County Historical
Society Doors |
R. Clinton Perry (Sculptor), J.
Woodley Gosling (Designer), Ellison, Kitson & Co. (Plaster Cast),
Henry Bonnard Bronze Company (Bronze Caster) |
1901 |
Medium
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Medium |
Category |
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Bronze Doors with Bronze Transom
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Decorative Object |
Measurements
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Unit Measure |
Object Height |
Object Width |
Object Depth |
Object Diameter |
|
Feet |
16.5 |
6.5 |
.5 |
N/A |
|
Unit Measure |
Base Height |
Base Width |
Base Depth |
Base Diameter |
|
Feet |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Description
|
Description |
The proper right door is decorated with a female figure (representing Ethnology)
holding a skull and Indian implements of peace and war. The
proper left door
is decorated with a female figure (representing History) shading her eyes as if
peering into the future seeking knowledge. A lamp in her right hand
represents the search for knowledge in the past. The transom appears
supported by one female figure holding a globe (representing Science)
and another female figure holding a palette and brush (representing
Art). The door panels below the figures are inset with plaques,
which read:
"These Gates the Gift of Andrew Langdon to the Buffalo Historical
Society. A.D., M.C.M."
|
Biographical Info.
|
Bio. |
The artwork for the bronze doors and transom are based on sketches and
suggestions made by then Historical Society President, Andrew Langdon.
The doors weigh 1,200 pounds each and the transom weighs 1,500 pounds.
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Location History
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Location |
Purpose |
Date Verified |
Current Record |
Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society
|
Display |
December 2003 |
Yes |
Conservation/Preservation History
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Treatment Performed by |
Date Completed |
Previous Object Condition |
New Object Condition |
Previous Base Condition |
New Base Condition |
Current Record |
|
Russell-Marti Conservation Services Inc. |
August 2001 |
Fair |
Very Good |
N/A |
N/A |
Yes |
Condition Survey History
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Surveyed By |
Purpose |
Date Completed |
Object
Condition |
Base Condition |
Current Record |
N/A
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N/A
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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