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Pediment for South Entrance, (sculpture). Artist:  Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor. Title:  Pediment for South Entrance, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1926. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Burlington limestone. Inscription:  (On tablet held by central figure of Missouri:) SALUS.POPULI/SUPREMA LEX/EST Description:  At the center of the pediment is a seated figure representing Missouri, her left arm rests on a shield bearing the coat of arms of the state of Missouri. A boy with a winged globe (the Spirit of Progress) stands to her proper right. The right side of the pediment contains personifications of Agriculture (a man driving a pair of oxen), Art (a female leaning on a capital and supporting a harp), and Learning (a female figure teaching a child), and behind the figure of Art, the "Genius of Light." The left side illustrates Commerce (Hermes guiding the steeds of Industry), Law (contemplating tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments which are held by a child; Order (a reclining female figure crushing the serpent of Anarchy); and a figure of Justice. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Missouri Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Allegory -- Civic -- Law Figure group Emblem -- Seal Object -- Musical Instrument -- Harp Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Located Missouri State Capitol, South entrance, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Remarks:  IAS files contain clipping from Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), Jan. 8, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. Illustration:  Image on file. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission," pg. 46). Related Works:  For model see: 27280017. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 27620015   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620015 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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