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Bureaus of the Department of Commerce, (sculpture). Artist:  Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor. York and Sawyer, architectural firm. Ricci and Zari, modeler. Edward Ardolino Company, carver. Title:  Bureaus of the Department of Commerce, (sculpture). Dates:  1931. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Reliefs: limestone. Dimensions:  8 reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 5 ft. W. 3 ft. Inscription:  1936/AERONAUTICS/1789/BUREAU OF NAVIGATION/1838/STEAMBOAT/INSPECTION/1912/FOREIGN & DOMESTIC/COMMERCE/1910/BUREAU OF/MINES/1802/PATENT/OFFICE/1790/CENSUS/BUREAU 1807/COAST & GEO-/DETIC SURVEY Description:  Eight reliefs on the east side of the building depict the eight bureaus which fell under the jurisdiction of the Dept. of Commerce in 1931. These panels are installed between the portals of the north and south driveway entrances. Next to the south portals, from left to right the panels depict: the Census Bureau, an unfurled scroll; the Coast and Geodetic Survey, a ship's compass; the Bureau of Mines, a hammer with a pick across it and a lantern on top; the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, a caduceus. Next to the north portals, from left to right the panels depict: the Bureau of Navigation, a ship; the Bureau of Aeronautics, an airplane; the Bureau of Steamboat Inspection, an anchor with a chain wrapped around it and a lifesaver on top; the Patent Office, an eagle perched on a shield. The name of the bureau appears across the bottom of each relief. Subject:  Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Tool -- Axe Object -- Other -- Lantern Emblem Architecture -- Boat Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Department of Commerce, East facade, on 14th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Four of the bureaus are no longer under the jurisdiction of the Department of Commerce and are now under either the Department of the Interior or the Department of Transportation. According to the Gurney publication, these panels were designed by York and Sawyer, modeled by Ricci and Zari, and carved by the Edward Ardolino Company. Goode publication attributes these reliefs to James Earle Fraser. Image in Goode publication is of only one of the eight reliefs, the Coast & Geodetic Survey. Another eight relief panels depicting the eight bureaus of the Dept. of Commerce appear on the west facade of the building. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 98-120. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C. A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 175. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, D-31. 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 DC000031   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000031 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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