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Giere,
Tolan, Brentwood,
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Wolf
Figure female -- Fragment
Allegory -- Civic
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Columbia City
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
(Heads in Relief, Whitley County Courthouse), (sculpture).
Artist:
Giere, sculptor.
Tolan, Brentwood, architect.
Title:
(Heads in Relief, Whitley County Courthouse), (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
Liberty: approx. 22 x 16 x 18 in.; Each animal: approx. D. 2 in. x Diam. 18 in.
Description:
Animal and figurative heads, carved in relief, above courthouse entrance. On the proper right is a goose, or other stylized bird, with an open beak. On the proper left is a wolf, or other stylized animal head, with open mouth. Over the central arch is a female head, possibly Liberty, with elaborate headdress.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Goose
Animal -- Wolf
Figure female -- Fragment -- Face
Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Columbia City
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Whitley County Commissioners, 101 West Van Buren Street, Whitley County Courthouse, Columbia City, Indiana 46725
Located Whitley County Courthouse, 101 West Van Buren Street, Over north entrance, Columbia City, Indiana
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 IN000533
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000533
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