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Industry, Agriculture, Literature, Justice, (sculpture). Artist:  Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  Industry, Agriculture, Literature, Justice, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Agriculture, (sculpture). Literature, (sculpture). Justice, (sculpture). Dates:  1906. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figures: limestone; Base: granite. Dimensions:  4 figures. Each: approx. 100 x 80 x 85 in.; Base: approx. 11 ft. x 8 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. 8 in. Inscription:  (Rear:) (Seal of the United States) 1906 unsigned Description:  Four statues flanking the East and West entrances to the old Federal Building. Each statue is a seated classical female figure with a cloth draped over the back of their respective chairs. Industry holds a sledge resting on an anvil in her proper right hand. Agriculture holds a sheaf of wheat in her proper right hand. Literature holds an unfurled scroll across her lap. Justice holds a sword in her proper left hand, with blade pointed downward. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Quality -- Justice Figure female -- Full length Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Tool -- Anvil Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Indianapolis Field Office, 575 North Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Located United States Courthouse & Post Office Building, 46 East Ohio Street, Entrance, Indianapolis, Indiana Remarks:  Cost: $45,000. IAS files contain a copy of the Indianapolis Sunday Star, Mar. 8, 1959. The building on which the statues are located is popularly known as the old Federal Building. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IN0040, 1989. Monumental News, Nov. 1905, pg. 756. Illustration:  Image on file. Indianapolis Sunday Star (Indianapolis, IN), Mar. 8, 1959, Magazine Section, pg. 14. 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 IN000146   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000146 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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