COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
Knowledge
title
Knowledge
Title
false
Caption:
City Library and Graves Art Gallery
caption
City Library and Graves Art Gallery
Caption
false
Image Date:
2002
image_date
2002
Image Date
false
Period:
20th century
period
20th century
Period
false
Start Date:
1933
start_date
1933
Start Date
false
End Date:
1934
end_date
1934
End Date
false
Location:
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
location
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Location
false
Country:
ENGLAND, UK
country
ENGLAND, UK
Country
false
Material:
limestone - Portland
material
limestone - Portland
Material
false
Display Creator:
TORY, Alfred
display_creator
TORY, Alfred
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
02-2282
image_id
02-2282
Image ID
false
Description:
Sculpture on the top corner of the City Library and Graves Art Galleries. Description: "The central figure of this group represents Knowledge, bearing in his hands the choice of good and evil, shown by an ankh (Egyptian symbol of life) and the asp of ancient mythology. He is seated upon the world, beneath which flow "the waters under the earth", and is attended on either side by spirit messengers holding aloft flaming torches. The heavens are shown by seven concentric arches - the Cosmos of the ancients, in the form of a canopy - and the Tree of Knowledge, bearing the twelve symbolic fruits, for the background." from the Official Opening of the Building, 1934. Commission: Sheffield City Council.
description
Sculpture on the top corner of the City Library and Graves Art Galleries. Description: "The central figure of this group represents Knowledge, bearing in his hands the choice of good and evil, shown by an ankh (Egyptian symbol of life) and the asp of ancient mythology. He is seated upon the world, beneath which flow "the waters under the earth", and is attended on either side by spirit messengers holding aloft flaming torches. The heavens are shown by seven concentric arches - the Cosmos of the ancients, in the form of a canopy - and the Tree of Knowledge, bearing the twelve symbolic fruits, for the background." from the Official Opening of the Building, 1934. Commission: Sheffield City Council.
Description
false
Rights:
© Sheffield Hallam University
rights
© Sheffield Hallam University
Rights
false
Permissions:
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
permissions
For educational use only. This image may be used in print or digital materials provided that full acknowledgment is given, expressed as follows: " © < insert details from the 'Rights' field >. Photographed by < insert details from the 'Photographed by' field >."
Permissions
false
Image Storage Location:
image_storage_location
http://helios.shu.ac.uk/02-2282.tif
Image Storage Location
false
Photographed by:
Pete Fisher
photographed_by
Pete Fisher
Photographed by
false
Creator:
TORY, Alfred
creator
TORY, Alfred
Creator
false
Creator Dates - Born:
1881
creator_dates_born
1881
Creator Dates - Born
false
Creator Role:
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield School of Art.
creator_role
Sculptor. Ex-student at Sheffield School of Art.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Relief (Sculpture), English
subject_heading
Relief (Sculpture), English
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Sculpture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Libraries -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Libraries -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Stone carving
subject_heading
Stone carving
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Egyptian revival (Art)
subject_heading
Egyptian revival (Art)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Symbolism in art
subject_heading
Symbolism in art
Subject Heading
false