Sculpture of Portia over front door of Martha Cook Residence Hall / HS15032
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- Title
- Sculpture of Portia over front door of Martha Cook Residence Hall
- Collection Title
- Martha Cook Building (University of Michigan) records
- Collection Creator
- University of Michigan. Martha Cook building.
- Box / Drawer
- 5
- Folder / Container / Volume
- Photographs, Sculptures
- Notes
- York & Sawyer, architecture firm. Construction begun in 1911, completed 1914. Located on a block between South University Avenue and Tappan Avenue. The Martha Cook Building was erected as a residence for women, a gift of William Wilson Cook ('80) in honor of his mother, Martha Walford Cook. Land to the east of the original building site (the old Condon home) was purchased in 1918 as a garden area.
- Garden replanted in 1921 by Samuel Parsons of New York City. Statue of Portia above door was sculpted in marble in the Piccirilli Studio, N.Y.; donated by Cook in 1918.
- Source image was printed BACKWARDS. 2 scans made, 1 of 2 "as is", 2 of 2 reversed in Photoshop for correct orientation of sculpture.
- Subjects
- Martha Cook Building (University of Michigan)
- University of Michigan--Buildings
- University of Michigan--Student housing
- Doors & doorways--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Dormitories--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Sculpture--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Universities & colleges--Michigan--Ann Arbor
- Item Number
- HS15032
- Scan Source
- photo
- Repository
- Bentley Historical Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-07-26 01:02:24
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 4498 x 5681
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- HS15032
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs15032/hs15032
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"Sculpture of Portia over front door of Martha Cook Residence Hall; HS15032." In the digital collection Bentley Historical Library: Bentley Image Bank. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhl/x-hs15032/hs15032. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.