Galloping horsemen on the frieze of the Parthenon.
Dionysus in the Graduate Center鈥檚 Mina Rees Library.
精东影业鈥檚 casts of the Parthenon frieze, sometimes called the Elgin Marbles, are on display at . The casts were recently in the Graduate Center lobby and Mina Rees Library where they are visible to the public.
The casts consist of 20 plus rectangular relief panels that were part of the Parthenon frieze; four metopes (square panels that were on the exterior of the Parthenon); a reclining figure of Dionysus; and a horse鈥檚 head from a pediment (the triangular roof).
鈥淭he Elgin Marbles casts came to the U.S. during the nineteenth century, most likely among the first three sets to arrive here,鈥 said Harriet F. Senie, co- director of the Master of Art鈥檚 Program in Art History and Art Museum Studies. 鈥淭hey have the insignia of the British Museum attesting to their authenticity.鈥
They were gifted to City College in 1852 by Charles M. Leupp, Esq. Although the casts were incomplete, they served an important educational function in the college鈥檚 Art Department studio and art history classes for more than a hundred years.
In 1992, the casts were scheduled to be destroyed together with the building that housed them, but the agreed to fund the restoration of the casts and the installation at Olympic Tower, where they remained until recently.
The casts will be on long-term loan at the Graduate Center and are entirely viewable in the windows along Fifth Avenue at 34th Street, in the landmark building formerly known as B. Altman & Company department store.
鈥淪ince most of us will not have the privilege of seeing the originals, these offer a unique experience of interacting with the Parthenon casts on a regular basis,鈥 said Senie. 鈥淲ith repeated viewings, students and faculty alike, as well as visitors, will have the opportunity to have nuanced and personal relationship with these priceless pieces of the past.鈥
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