COLLECTION NAME:
SHIMMER
mediaCollectionId
SHU~3~3
SHIMMER
Collection
true
Title:
City Library and Graves Art Gallery
title
City Library and Graves Art Gallery
Title
false
Creation Date:
1934
creation_date
1934
Creation Date
false
Image Date:
1970 - 1979
image_date
1970 - 1979
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:
DAVIES, W.G.
display_creator
DAVIES, W.G.
Display Creator
false
Image ID:
10-0377
image_id
10-0377
Image ID
false
Description:
Exterior view: Surrey Street (right) and Tudor Street (left). Left background is the Lyceum Theatre and the street and car-parking area in front of it has now become Tudor Square. Location: Surrey Street and Tudor Square. Sculpture on the top corner of the City Library and Graves Art Galleries is 'Knowledge by Alfred TORY. Descriptionof the sculpture: "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
Exterior view: Surrey Street (right) and Tudor Street (left). Left background is the Lyceum Theatre and the street and car-parking area in front of it has now become Tudor Square. Location: Surrey Street and Tudor Square. Sculpture on the top corner of the City Library and Graves Art Galleries is 'Knowledge by Alfred TORY. Descriptionof the sculpture: "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:
© Professor Peter Fawcett
rights
© Professor Peter Fawcett
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
Photographed by:
Peter Fawcett
photographed_by
Peter Fawcett
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
Creator:
DAVIES, W.G.
creator
DAVIES, W.G.
Creator
false
Creator Role:
City Architect.
creator_role
City Architect.
Creator Role
false
Culture Gender:
Male.
culture_gender
Male.
Culture Gender
false
Nationality:
British.
nationality
British.
Nationality
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:
Stone carving
subject_heading
Stone carving
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Symbolism in art
subject_heading
Symbolism in art
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Libraries -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Libraries -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Egyptian revival (Art)
subject_heading
Egyptian revival (Art)
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Public art -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Streetscapes (Urban design) -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
City squares -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
City squares -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Art museums -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Art museums -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Architecture -- 1900-2000
subject_heading
Architecture -- 1900-2000
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Architecture -- England -- Sheffield
subject_heading
Architecture -- England -- Sheffield
Subject Heading
false
Subject Heading:
Public architecture
subject_heading
Public architecture
Subject Heading
false