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    		• Fraser, James Earle,
     
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    		• Tonelli, V.,
     
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    		• Kendall, William Mitchell,
     
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    		• McKim, Mead & White,
     
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    		• North Carolina Granite Corporation,
     
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    		• Fonderie Cooperative Des Artistes,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Object -- Musical Instrument
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Arts of Peace: Music and Harvest, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor.
    Tonelli, V., carver.
    Kendall, William Mitchell, architect.
    McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm.
    North Carolina Granite Corporation, contractor.
    Fonderie Cooperative Des Artistes, founder.
    Title: 
    The Arts of Peace: Music and Harvest, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Music and Harvest, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1925. Cast 1950. Dedicated Sept. 26, 1951.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: gilded bronze; Base: Mt. Airy granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 17 x 12 x 17 ft.; Base: approx. 18 x 15 x 18 ft. (13 tons).
    Inscription: 
    (Rear left side of bronze base:) J. E. FRASER; 1948 (sic) (Rear right side of bronze base:) LAGAN'S (sic) FOUNDRY/NAPOLI-ITALY (On front of base:) MUSIC AND HARVEST/JAMES EARLE FRASER SCULPTOR/CAST IN BRONZE 1950/A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITALY/TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    A male and a female figure flank the winged horse, Pegasus. Harvest on the left is represented by a male figure with a bundle of wheat; Music on the right is represented by a female figure holding a harp. The rectangular base is adorned with a row of thirty-six stars and a wreath. The thirty-six stars represent the number of states in the Union, at the time prior to the Civil War.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture
    Figure group
    Mythology -- Classical -- Pegasus
    Object -- Musical Instrument -- Harp
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located West Potomac Park, Lincoln Memorial Circle, S.W., Entrance to Rock Creek Parkway, Washington, District of Columbia
    Remarks: 
    This sculpture and its companion, "Aspirations and Literature" (IAS 77002780) were commissioned in 1925 originally in granite per McKim, Mead & White's overall designs for Memorial Bridge. Funding for the sculptures was impounded under the Economy Act of 1933. When funds were released, the cost of granite had increased so much that marble and later bronze was selected. Since bronze was a critical war material the execution of the sculptures was delayed again. Finally, in 1949, Italy agreed to cast the sculptures as a gift to the U. S. in appreciation for post-war aid. The sculpture was gilded using the rare "mercury gilding" process. The carving of the base was designed by William Mitchell Kendall of McKim, Mead & White. The wreath was carved by V. Tonelli, a local stonecarver. North Carolina Granite Corporation furnished and erected the base.
    IAS files contain related articles from Sunday Star (Washington,DC) Nov. 8, 1936; Washington Post, Aug. 27, 1949; New York Times, May 13, 1951,Washington Post, Sept. 10, 1951; Washington Star, Sept. 27, 1951; and Washington Star, May 11, 1959, and Washington Star, May 13, 1957. IAS files also contain an excerpt from Jannelle Warren-Findley's Aug. 1, 1985 report for the National Park Service entitled, "A Guide to Selected Statues, Monuments and Memorials," National Capital Parks - Central, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. (RFQ 3-4-1919) which includes a brief maintenance history, a list of bibliographic sources, and notes to additional material found in National Park Service files.
    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. 404.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Related Works: 
    Companion to 77002780.
    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 77002779
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