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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    Commerce and Communications, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Williams, Wheeler, 1897-1972, sculptor.
    Brown, Arthur, architect.
    Donnelly, John, 1867-1947, carver.
    Title: 
    Commerce and Communications, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Pediment, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1935.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Indiana limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    11 ft. 3in. x 39 ft. 9 in.
    Description: 
    Reclining male nude with horse and eagle behind him and two zephyrs at his right and left.
    Subject: 
    Dress -- Accessory -- Cane
    Figure male -- Nude
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology
    Allegory -- Other -- Trade
    Animal -- Horse
    Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
    Mythology -- Classical -- Zephyrus
    Object Type: 
    Pediment
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia
    Located United States Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, District of Columbia
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    United States General Service Administration, 1988.
    Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 241-280.
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 171.
    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, D-27.
    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 77006242
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