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Urban Life, (sculpture). Artist:  Gregory, John, 1879-1958, sculptor. Wyeth, Nathan C., architect. Title:  Urban Life, (sculpture). Dates:  1939-1942. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: pink granite Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 12 ft. x 11 ft. x 15 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Relief depicting four allegorical figures representing four institutions of urban life: courts, hospitals, business, and sanitation. On the far right side of the relief is a female seated in a chair. She is dressed in loose drapery and a hat, her long, curly hair visible below. She is Maia, mother of Mercury, and she represents the institution of courts. A male figure stands before her dressed in long drapery with a hood in the back. He has a beard and his proper left hand reaches up toward his chin. Under his proper right arm is a crutch with a snake wrapped around it. He is Aesculapius, the god of healing, and he represents the institution of hospitals. Flying off behind him, facing the in the opposite direction, is a figure of Mercury dressed is his customary winged cap. His cape flows out behind him and he looks off to the distance. Mercury represents the institution of commerce and business. Below Mercury is a kneeling female figure hunched over with a cape over her head. Her proper left hand reaches forward toward a pot with a flame inside. She is Vesta, goddess of the hearth, and she represents the institution of the sanitation department. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Medicine Allegory -- Other -- Trade Mythology -- Classical -- Maia Mythology -- Classical -- Aesculapius Mythology -- Classical -- Mercury Mythology -- Classical -- Vesta Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by District of Columbia, Department of Administrative Services, Washington, District of Columbia Located Municipal Center, 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., West entrance, east cheek block, Washington, District of Columbia 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. 224. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Gregory, John D. (son of artist), 1995. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, F-4. Related Works:  For study see: 76006196. For study see: 76006198. 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 76006195   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006195 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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