Comments on: What could these mean? http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/2007/03/05/what-could-these-mean/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:39:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/2007/03/05/what-could-these-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Andy Wed, 16 May 2007 15:56:09 +0000 http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/?p=92#comment-231 OK...here's the scoop from Romy Wyllie (Caltech's architectural historian): "This is a corbel that was located on Throop Hall below a pilaster with a sunflower representing nature. These were sculptures by Alexander Calder over the entrance to the building. The corbel design represents Life, Death, and Eternity. Life is the egg shape; death is the skull; and eternity is represented by the wreath twined around the egg (I presume). I found this explanation in _Caltech's Throop Hall_ by Judith Goodstein and Alice Stone. It is a booklet published by The Friends of Caltech Libraries in 1981." Mystery solved! OK…here’s the scoop from Romy Wyllie (Caltech’s architectural historian):

“This is a corbel that was located on Throop Hall below a pilaster with a sunflower representing nature. These were sculptures by Alexander Calder over the entrance to the building. The corbel design represents Life, Death, and Eternity. Life is the egg shape; death is the skull; and eternity is represented by the wreath twined around the egg (I presume). I found this explanation in _Caltech’s Throop Hall_ by Judith Goodstein and Alice Stone. It is a booklet published by The Friends of Caltech Libraries in 1981.”

Mystery solved!

]]> By: Andy http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/2007/03/05/what-could-these-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Andy Tue, 15 May 2007 23:35:18 +0000 http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/?p=92#comment-232 The hand and book are depicted on p.212 of Romy Wyllie's book, CALTECH'S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. The caption reads, "This stone carving of a hand grasping a book was originally installed on Throop Hall under the pilaster representing Law." There is another photo of it on p.203, in its original placement on Throop (damaged in the Sylmar quake in '71 and subsequently demolished). I'll ask about the other (with the skull). The hand and book are depicted on p.212 of Romy Wyllie’s book, CALTECH’S ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE. The caption reads, “This stone carving of a hand grasping a book was originally installed on Throop Hall under the pilaster representing Law.” There is another photo of it on p.203, in its original placement on Throop (damaged in the Sylmar quake in ’71 and subsequently demolished).

I’ll ask about the other (with the skull).

]]> By: Gena http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/2007/03/05/what-could-these-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Gena Fri, 09 Mar 2007 00:30:21 +0000 http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/?p=92#comment-229 I love finding these hidden treasure in Pasadena or any place for that matter. There are so many hidden gems waiting to be rediscovered. I just stumbled in from, dang I'm not sure where. I've lost the tab but I do have you bookmarked. I love finding these hidden treasure in Pasadena or any place for that matter. There are so many hidden gems waiting to be rediscovered.

I just stumbled in from, dang I’m not sure where. I’ve lost the tab but I do have you bookmarked.

]]> By: frieda http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/2007/03/05/what-could-these-mean/comment-page-1/#comment-230 frieda Tue, 06 Mar 2007 20:48:07 +0000 http://www.eyelevelpasadena.com/?p=92#comment-230 hmmmm... death worshiping in Caltech!!! :-) hmmmm… death worshiping in Caltech!!! :-)

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