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Government Printing Office Workers, (sculpture). Artist:  Scheler, Armin A., 1901- , sculptor. Means, Elliot, sculptor. Abel, Victor Darwin, 1887-1949, architect. Title:  Government Printing Office Workers, (sculpture). Dates:  1937. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Reliefs: cast stone, painted. Dimensions:  3 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 9 ft. x 5 ft. x 6 in. Inscription:  (Around perimeter of the Government Printing Office seal:) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE Description:  Three low relief panels installed on the third floor of the north side of the building. The left panel shows a shirtless, standing male figure operating a printing press. The printing press is represented by several large and small rollers with a narrow belt threaded around them. The figure faces the viewer and holds a printing plate in front of himself with both hands. The center panel contains an eagle with its wings spread standing on the seal of the Government Printing Office. The right panel shows a shirtless, standing male figure unloading rolls of newsprint. His back is to the viewer as he grasps a large roll with both of his hands. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Industry -- Printing Architecture -- Machine -- Printing Press Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Emblem -- Seal 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 Government Printing Office, North Capitol Street & G Street Place, N.E. Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Goode publication contains an image of only the left panel of the male figure with the printing plate. References:  United States General Services Administration, 1988. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 317. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. 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, I-1. 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 66400072   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66400072 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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