|
SOM#049, Abram Belskie, This Above All To Thine Own Self Be True, 1954
|
From the collection of John Birks
Numbers Issued: 748 Bronze
The obverse bears an art deco style depiction of the Goddess of Art holding a small sculpture with Pegasus in the background. The reverse is inscribed: THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE around various sculptor’s tools.
FROM THE ARTIST
“The drama of Sculpture does not always appear on the surface but its story is indeed the story of civilization. Art is a goddess who smiles upon all, though mostly on her votaries and whose charms are very young. The sculptors of every age are the true mute though not inglorious laureates of their time and as long as men remain men, the principals of eternal beauty will woo their imagination."
|
|