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Renier, Joseph E.,
Weinman, Adolph A.,
Delano & Aldrich,
Allegory -- Civic
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Weapon
Occupation -- Military
Ethnic -- Roman
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Security of the Mails, (sculpture).
Artist:
Renier, Joseph E., 1887-1966, sculptor.
Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor.
Delano & Aldrich, architectural firm.
Title:
Security of the Mails, (sculpture).
Dates:
1934.
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
3 1/2 ft.
Description:
A Roman soldier with a bag of mail and a sword.
Subject:
Allegory -- Civic
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Weapon -- Sword
Occupation -- Military -- Soldier
Ethnic -- Roman
Object Type:
Architectural component
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
Remarks:
This piece was part of the New Deal Art program. Goode reports this work as executed by Adolph Weinman and located at the Department of the Post Office Building. The General Service Administration list the work as executed 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.
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 66400063
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Inventory of American Sculpture
66400063
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