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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Boyd, William,     Ellicott, Henry Jackson,     Mason, Otis T.,     Smithmeyer, John L.,     Pelz, Paul J.,     Casey, Edward Pearce,     Smithmeyer & Pelz,     Figure male -- Head     Ethnic -- Russian     Ethnic -- Greek     Ethnic -- Persian     Ethnic -- Circassian     Ethnic -- Hindu     Ethnic -- Hungarian     Ethnic -- Hebrew     Ethnic -- Arabian     Ethnic -- Turkish     Ethnic -- Egyptian     Ethnic -- Abyssinian     Ethnic -- Malayan     Ethnic -- Polynesian     Ethnic -- Australian     Ethnic -- African American     Ethnic -- Zulu     Ethnic -- Papuan     Ethnic -- Sudanese     Ethnic -- Akka     Ethnic -- Fuegian     Ethnic -- Botocudo     Ethnic -- Indian     Ethnic -- Indian     Ethnic -- Indian     Ethnic -- Samoyede     Ethnic -- Korean     Ethnic -- Japanese     Ethnic -- Aino     Ethnic -- Burmese     Ethnic -- Tibetan     Ethnic -- Chinese     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Architectural component     Sculpture

Ethnological Heads, (sculpture). Artist:  Boyd, William, 1882-1947, sculptor. Ellicott, Henry Jackson, 1848-1901, sculptor. Mason, Otis T., designer. Smithmeyer, John L., 1832-1908, architect. Pelz, Paul J., architect. Casey, Edward Pearce, 1864-1940, architect. Smithmeyer & Pelz, architectural firm. Title:  Ethnological Heads, (sculpture). Dates:  1891. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Keystones: granite. Dimensions:  33 keystone heads. Each: approx. H. 18 in. W. 12 in. Description:  Thirty-three keystones, each in the shape of a male head, are installed above the arched windows all around the second story of the building. Each keystone head represents a different ethnic group. The races represented are, from north end of the Entrance Pavillion, continuing south, and round the building to the Northwest Pavilion: Russian Slav, Blond European, Brunette European, Modern Greek, Persian, Circassian, Hindu, Hungarian, Semite (or Jew), Arab (Bedouin), Turk, Modern Egyptian (Hamite), Abyssian, Malay, Polynesian, Australian, Negrito, Zulu, Papuan, Sudan Negro, Akka, Fuegian, Botocudo, Pueblo Indian, Esquimaux, Plains Indian, Samoyede, Korean, Japanese, Ainu, Burmese, Tibetan, and Chinese. Subject:  Figure male -- Head Ethnic -- Russian Ethnic -- Greek Ethnic -- Persian Ethnic -- Circassian Ethnic -- Hindu Ethnic -- Hungarian Ethnic -- Hebrew Ethnic -- Arabian Ethnic -- Turkish Ethnic -- Egyptian Ethnic -- Abyssinian Ethnic -- Malayan Ethnic -- Polynesian Ethnic -- Australian Ethnic -- African American Ethnic -- Zulu Ethnic -- Papuan Ethnic -- Sudanese Ethnic -- Akka Ethnic -- Fuegian Ethnic -- Botocudo Ethnic -- Indian -- Pueblo Ethnic -- Indian -- Inuit Ethnic -- Indian -- Plains Indians Ethnic -- Samoyede Ethnic -- Korean Ethnic -- Japanese Ethnic -- Aino Ethnic -- Burmese Ethnic -- Tibetan Ethnic -- Chinese Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Capitol, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia Located Library of Congress, 10 1st Street, S.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20540 Remarks:  Otis T. Mason, then curator of the Dept. of Ethnology at the Smithsonian, spent six months studying the ethnological collections of the Smithsonian, before creating plaster models for the heads which were then sculpted by Boyd and Ellicott. Smithmeyer and Pelz were the original architects of the building and Casey later followed them as the architect of the building. Image in the 1974 Goode publication is a detail shot of the Chinese keystone. Images on file in the Inventories are overview shots of several sides of the building, and one detail shot of the Burmese keystone. IAS files contain related article by John J. Wayne, "The Jefferson Building's Keystone Heads at 100: A Detective Report," Library of Congress Information Bulletin 50, 23 (Dec. 2, 1991): pg. 458-464; and "Headhunting Through Archives and Artifacts: In Search of Models for Keystone Heads," Library of Congress Information Bulletin 50, 24 (Dec. 16, 1991): pg. 482-487. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 74. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 37-40. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.26. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. A-25. Small, Herbert, "The Library of Congress: its architecture and decoration," New York: Norton, 1982, pg. 38-39. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.26. 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 76005272   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005272 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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