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Four Modes of Modern Travel, (sculpture). Artist:  Hermant, Leon, 1866-1936, sculptor. Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect. Title:  Four Modes of Modern Travel, (sculpture). Dates:  1935. Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  4 panels. Each: H. 3 ft. W. 4 ft. Description:  Four relief panels located at each abutment of the bridge depict four modes of travel --locomotive, plane, ship, and automobile. Each panel features a nude Neoclassical figure with symbols indicating the type of travel represented in the relief. For locomotive travel, a nude male figure rests atop a train wheel. For plane travel, a nude male figure wears a flight helmet and goggles, and an airplane wing is in the background. For ship travel, a nude female figure rests on a anchor amid waves, and a small ship is in the background. For automobile travel, a nude female figure hovers along the side of a automoble. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Transportation Figure female -- Nude Figure male -- Nude Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Architecture -- Boat Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Calvert Street Bridge, Calvert Street & Connecticut Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  The bridge, which was designed by Paul Philippe Cret, is also known as the Duke Ellington Bridge. 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. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.14. Illustration:  Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, B-11. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.14. 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 76006349   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006349 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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