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Railroad Retirement, (sculpture). Artist:  Kittredge, Robert, sculptor. Title:  Railroad Retirement, (sculpture). Dates:  1941. Medium:  Relief: red granite. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 9 ft. x 8 ft. x 6 in. Inscription:  (Bottom right corner:) R KITTREDGE signed Description:  One of two relief panels on the theme of railroad employment installed in the recessed areas over the entrances to the building. This relief panel depicts a male and female figure working together in a garden. A train chugs along in the background. The male figure is seated on the ground next to a bowl placed on his proper right. In his proper right hand, he holds a trowel just the bowl. His proper left hand is raised up and his palm faces out as he waves at the train going by in the background. The female figure is standing in front of the male and she is looking down at him. In her proper left hand she holds a watering can down at her side. Two tall sunflowers grow up just behind her. She wears an ankle-length dress which is open at the neck. Her hair is pulled back in a bun. The male figure wears a long-sleeved shirt and pants. Subject:  Figure group Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Occupation -- Domestic -- Gardening Object -- Other -- Container Object -- Tool -- Trowel Object -- Flower -- Sunflower 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 Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street, S.W., South Building, Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building, Over east entrance, Washington, District of Columbia Provenance:  Formerly located Railroad Retirement Building, 330 C Street, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 330 C Street, S.W., South Building, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  This building was originally designed as the Railroad Retirement Building and later it was home to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. It is also known as the Mary E. Switzer Memorial Building. 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. 253. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. 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, G-6. Related Works:  Companion to: 66400039 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 DC000030   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000030 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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