Administered by State University of New York State Dormitory Authority 161 Delmar Avenue Delmar New York 12054
Located City University of New York Queens College 65-30 Kissena Boulevard Paul Klapper Library facade Flushing New York
Date:
1953-1955
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
Image on file.
(Bottom right side of Freedom:) OM signed
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Summary:
Three reliefs installed on the front facade of the library's fourth floor. Life is a seated female figure facing to her proper left. A naked child sits on her proper left knee. She wears a cape which is draped both her and the child. In her proper right hand she holds tablet. In the center, Light is a kneeling male figure facing to his proper left. He holds a scroll in his proper right hand. Freedom is a seated female figure facing to her proper right. A small child stands on her proper right side and holds on to a cape which drapes both the female and the child.
