Orpheus Ascending, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Franklin, Gilbert Alfred 1919-2004
- Freeman, Robert & Vivienne Lasky, "Hidden Treasure: Public Sculpture in Providence," Providence: Rhode Island Bicentennial Foundation, 1980, pg. 31-32.
- National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, RI0023, 1989.
- Summary
- Orpheus, with his lyre, looks back at Eurydice, losing her forever as she is accompanied back to Hades by Hermes. The three figures are set in a spreading palm frond rising out of a fountain basin.
- Commissioned 1963
- Control number
- IAS 88500001
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures-Fountain
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze
- Owner/Location
- Administered by Rhode Island School of Design Physical Plant 2 College Street Providence Rhode Island 02903
- Located Rhode Island School of Design Frazier Terrace Providence Rhode Island 02903
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Mythology--Classical--Orpheus
- Mythology--Classical--Eurydice
- Mythology--Classical--Hermes
- Object--Musical Instrument--Lyre
- Record ID
- siris_ari_331727
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
