Luther Halsey Gulick Sculpture
Item Information
- Title:
- Luther Halsey Gulick Sculpture
- Description:
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This is a photograph of a sculpture of Dr. Luther Halsey Gulick, father of physical education and recreation in the United States. Luther Gulick came to the School for Christian Workers, now Springfield College, in 1887 where he helped found the physical training department and served as its first director. The caption on the bottom of the image indicates the sculpture was done by Danish-born American sculptor Christian Petersen.
- Creator:
- Christian Petersen
- Date:
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[1914?–1935?]
- Format:
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Photographs
- Location:
- Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
- Collection (local):
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College Archives Digital Collections
- Series:
- Luther Halsey Gulick Papers
- Subjects:
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International Young Men's Christian Association Training School (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College--Faculty
School for Christian Workers (Springfield, Mass.)
Springfield College
Gulick, Luther Halsey, 1865-1918
Camp Fire Girls
Sculpture
- Places:
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Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
- Link to Item:
- http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/546
- Terms of Use:
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Text and images are owned, held, or licensed by Springfield College and are available for personal, non-commercial, and educational use, provided that ownership is properly cited. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Springfield College, Babson Library, Archives and Special Collections. Any commercial use without written permission from Springfield College is strictly prohibited. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, Springfield College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The publishing, exhibiting, or broadcasting party assumes all responsibility for clearing reproduction rights and for any infringement of United States copyright law.
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- Publisher:
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Springfield College
- Notes:
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Gulick was responsible for Springfield College's seal, the inverted triangle which represents the balance of the whole man - in spirit, mind and body. The triangle was adopted by students at Springfield College and later was adopted as YMCA's symbol. While at Springfield, Gulick directed Naismith to create a winter sport to be played indoors and thus the game of basketball was invented. Gulick was instrumental in spreading and increasing the popularity of basketball and physical fitness in general. After leaving the Training School in 1900, Gulick served as physical education director at the Pratt Institute High School in Brooklyn and later became head of the department of the New York public schools. In 1910 Gulick and his wife Charlotte founded of the Camp Fire Girls of America, a youth movement for girls which emphasized camping, outdoor activities and preparing women for work outside the home. Gulick died at his summer home in Casco, Maine in 1918.
There is some slight damage to the upper right hand corner of the image where it was folded.
- Identifier:
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ms503-01-01-02-006