Letters and Science

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Letters and Science are granite sculptures created by Charles Keck, installed at Columbia University's main entrance, at the intersection of Broadway and 116th Street, in New York City. They were created in 1915 and 1925, respectively. Letters depicts a woman holding a book across her chest; Science depicts a male figure holding a compass and globe.{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780814736616|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780814736616/page/126 126]|title=Artwalks in New York: Delightful Discoveries of Public Art and Gardens in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island|first1=Marina|last1=Harrison|first2=Lucy D.|last2=Rosenfeld|date=25 August 2004|publisher=NYU Press|accessdate=17 September 2016|via=Internet Archive}}{{cite web|url=http://culturenow.org/entry&permalink=03022&seo=Letters-and-Science_Charles-Keck|title=CultureNOW - Letters and Science: Charles Keck|website=Culturenow.org|accessdate=17 September 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMQZRW_Letters_NY_NY|title=Letters - NY, NY - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com|website=Waymarking.com|accessdate=17 September 2016}}