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(Wills Memorial Building - Entrance Doorway)

The Nine Muses

W.H. Micklewright
1923

Description

The Wills Memorial Building is a Neo Gothic building designed by Sir George Oatley and built as a memorial to Henry Overton Wills III by his sons George and Henry Wills. It was built between 1915 and 1925. It houses faculties of the University of Bristol.

Above the entrance of the tower is placed a series of seven statues - alternating full and half figures - representing the seven muses. From left to right:

Calliope, muse of epic poetry.
Thalia, muse of comedy.
Urania, muse of astronomy.
Polyhymnia, muse of hymns.
Clio, muse of history.
Erato, muse of love poetry.
Euterpe, muse of music, song, and lyric poetry.
Melpomene, muse of tragedy.
Terpsichore, muse of dance.

Sculptor

W.H. Micklewright, British sculptor.

Sources & Information

Wills Memorial Building. University of Bristol Buildings no. 1 (2003), p. 30.
Wikipedia, Wills Memorial Building.

Locatie (N 51°27'21" - W 2°36'16") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbsw035; Photograph: 21 March 2019
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