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Title
Donald Hord bas-relief representing the cultural heritage of the West, Central Library Building, San Diego Public Library, 1950s
Creator
Dana, Homer
Publication Information
Digitized by San Diego Public Library
Contributing Institution
San Diego Public Library
Collection
Central Library History
Rights Information
https://cdm16736.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/custom/copyright
Description
Donald Hord's design for the sculpture representing Western culture includes figures of an Egyptian with a papyrus scroll, a Sumerian with a cuneiform tablet, and a Greek with a lyre. A young man sits at the base of the sculpture reading a book. Title supplied by cataloger.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Hord_27_B12
http://cdm16736.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16736coll1/id/46
Subject
San Diego Public Library--History
Sculpture--California--San Diego
Hord, Donal Albert, 1902-1966
Time Period
1950s
Place
San Diego, CA
Source
Photograph: 8 x 10 in., San Diego Public Library, Special Collections Photograph Collection, Box 12.

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