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Americans at Work, Past and Present: Industry, (sculpture). Artist:  Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991, sculptor. Donnelly, John, 1867-1947, carver. Bennett, Parsons & Frost, architectural firm. Title:  Americans at Work, Past and Present: Industry, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Industry, (sculpture). Dates:  1938. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  6 ft. 9 in. x 11 ft. 1/2 in. Inscription:  (Lower right:) CHAIM GROSS signed Description:  Two steel construction workers riveting steel beams together with bolts. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Occupation -- Industry -- Construction Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear Object -- Tool Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Federal Trade Commission, Pennsylvania Avenue at 6th Street, N.W., Over entrance nearest 7th Street on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  This piece was part of the New Deal Art Program. The building was originally known as the Apex Building. References:  United States General Services Administration, 1988. Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 335-402. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 4.2. 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-3. 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 66400028   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66400028 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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