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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Renier, Joseph E.,     Weinman, Adolph A.,     Delano & Aldrich,     Ethnic -- Indian     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Architectural component     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture     Relief

Primitive Means of the Transmission of Communication: Drum of Savage, (sculpture). Artist:  Renier, Joseph E., 1887-1966, sculptor. Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor. Delano & Aldrich, architectural firm. Title:  Primitive Means of the Transmission of Communication: Drum of Savage, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Drum of Savage, (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  H. 3 1/2 ft. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Relief Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Interstate Commerce Commission, Along roofline, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  This piece was part of the New Deal Art program. Goode's book list this work as being executed by Adolph Weinman and locate at the Department of the Post Office Building. The General Service Administration list the work as done by Renier and located at the Interstate Commerce Commission. References:  United States General Services Administration, 1988. Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 125-156. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Illustration:  Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, D-21. 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 66400059   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66400059 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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