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Jennewein, C. Paul,
Kreis, Henry,
Zantzinger, Borie and Medary,
Allegory -- Place
Figure female -- Full length
Figure male -- Full length
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Department of Justice Building: Four Winds Reliefs, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jennewein, C. Paul, 1890-1978, sculptor.
Kreis, Henry, 1899-1963, assistant.
Zantzinger, Borie and Medary, architectural firm.
Title:
Department of Justice Building: Four Winds Reliefs, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Four Winds Reliefs, (sculpture).
Dates:
1932-1934.
Medium:
Limestone.
Description:
Reliefs depicting the four figures symbolizing the Four Winds transporting Justice to the four corners of the Nation. Located in each corner of the facade, they are represented as racing through the air, their robes swept back by the winds.
Subject:
Allegory -- Place -- Winds
Figure female -- Full length
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
United States Department of Justice, 10th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Courtyard facade, Washington, District of Columbia 20530
References:
Tampa Museum of Art, 1980.
Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 157-196.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.
Illustration:
Howarth, Shirley Reiff, "C. Paul Jennewein: Sculptor," Florida: Tampa Museum of Art, 1980, p. 115.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, D-17.
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 65020098
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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