A large scale and impressively detailed terracotta sculpture in relief with title "Study, Service, Counsel." It depicts a series of figures engaged in various activities, separated into three distinct sections by scrolling columns and labeled with the words "Study," "Service," and "Counsel." The relief is carved in a detailed, classical style and encased in a black wood frame.
The piece most likely by American sculpture Hermon Atkins MacNeil, a Massachusetts born artist. The relief was probably made for the Old New England Life Building in Kansas City. These plaques adorned the interior of the building before the renovation and removal of them.
The first panel titled "STUDY" and "Tree of Life" at top flanked by shields. The relief shows Adam & Eve, a scholar with telescope and a figure with a globe.
The center panel titled "SERVICE" and "Love and Wisdom" around the corona behind the two figures. To the left of the two figures is the biblical verse "and the greatest of these is love" and to the right the biblical proverb "where there is no vision the people perish". The figures with examples of love and caring.
The panel on the right titled "COUNSEL" and the words "and knowledge" at top. The figures include students, scholars, and teachers.
Dimensions: 18 1/4”H x 56 3/4” W x 3 3/4” D
Condition: Distressed with numerous cracks, repairs, wear, and losses. The frame has some wear and scratches to finish. Very HEAVY PIECE.
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