Dear Dr Reeds: Thank you very much for this information. I am doing a research on a lintel carving which contains what I believe are images of America and Europe a la Allegory of the Four Continents found in a Jesuit built 18th century church in Bohol, Philippines. I am hoping to find an image which may have been used as the basis for the design. I am attaching a photo of the carving for your perusal Thank you. Victorino Manalo > Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:05:07 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Allegories of the Four Continents > To: [log in to unmask] > > In Princeton, New Jersey, the historical house, Morven (built in 1754 > by Richard Stockton, future signer of the Declaration of > Independence) , has large marble 18th C allegorical figures of the 4 > continents. The curator, Anne Gossen [log in to unmask], can tell > you more. > > And the Princeton NJ post office has a neo-18th C mural, from 1939, > depicting the 4 continents. For the controversies surrounding it: > > http://www.njn.net/arts/starts/season04-05/2302.html#2 tis of thee (2007) > > In the 1930s, the government hired artists to create murals and other > works of art for public places. One of these, a mural in Princeton's > Palmer Square Post Office, has been under attack periodically since > its unveiling in 1939. The mural, showing submissive Native Americans > cowering behind symbols of American expansion and progress, is > considered by some to represent a racist, dated vision of the > American dream. Others feel that political correctness is destroying > a proper appreciation for historical art. What to do with public art > that mis-represents our common values? As part of the statewide > Transcultural New Jersey Initiative, artists, students, and teachers > from Princeton High School created a work of art that presented the > community's response to the controversial work. The installation, > involving video and projections, was featured in the inaugural > exhibition at the school's Numina Gallery. > > > > Karen > Karen Reeds, PhD, FLS > Visiting Scholar, History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania > Princeton Research Forum http://www.princetonresearchforum.org/ > Guest Curator, Come into a New World: Linnaeus & America Exhibition, > American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, 2007 > New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ 2008 > http://www.americanswedish.org/linnaeus.htm > Exhibition guide available from > http://www.dianepublishing.net/category_s/490.htm (p.4) > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > >Dear Ino, > > > >At Vizcaya Museum and Gardens we have Chelsea Derby figurines of the > >four continents. In addition, I know that the New York Historical > >Society has a large collection of prints from the James H. Hyde > >Collection of Allegorical Prints. > > > >Regards, > >Gina Wouters > > > >From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > >On Behalf Of ino manalo > >Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 9:01 PM > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Allegories of the Four Continents > > > >Dear Friends: > > > >I am trying to find museums with collection pieces pertaining to the > >allegories of the Four Continents. Would anyone have any ideas? > >thank you very much. > > > >Ino Manalo > >Philippines > > > From: Ashley Koen <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: Allegories of the Four Continents > > The Deshler Morris House in Philadelphia had the 4 continents > porcelain figurines. > > <http://www.nps.gov/demo/>http://www.nps.gov/demo/ > > >Ashley Koen > >========================================================= > > -- > > ========================================================= > Important Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).