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4. The Three Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth.
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| 19th Century Fire Back, Royall Tyler Theatre |
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Anonymous. 19th century cast iron fireback mounted on the north wall of the
entrance to the Royall Tyler Theatre. An unusual subject for the functioning
part of a working fireplace, but an appropriate subject for the University's
Department of Theatre, the low, raised relief sculpture imaginatively depicts
Shakespeare's witches with convincing realism. The dedication to UVM Professor
Betty Bandel on June 28, 1975 reads: "In Honor of Betty Bandel. Teacher,
Scholar, Playwright, Historian, Soldier, Maker of Sundials, Gadfly. 'Youth is
the daughter of time.'"
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Sundial, 1970, Old Mill, (South Wall) |
Professor Betty Bandel also figures prominently in the planning of the Sundial
with UVM Seal (1807), bronze relief, South Wall, Old Mill,1970. This was a gift
from Bandel's colleague, Professor Willard B. Pope and his wife. The commemorative
plaque beneath the Sundial quotes first UVM President Daniel Clarke Sanders from
an 1812 speech: "The Sun of Science is Rising Towards it Meridian Splendor."
Created by W.M.Schenk and designed by Hermann Eggar, the UVM Seal appears in
several formats throughout campus. See, for example, the pediment over the entrance
to Waterman Building, the entrance to Williams Hall, and the granite Memorial
plinth erected on the south end of the University Green.
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