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Bitter, Karl,
Grignola, John,
George B. Post & Sons,
Figure group -- Female
Allegory -- Quality
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Architectural component
Sculpture
Faith, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor.
Grignola, John, 1861-1912, carver.
George B. Post & Sons, architectural firm.
Title:
Faith, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1910. 1910-1912.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Bethel granite; Base: Bethel granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft.; Base: approx. W. 15 ft.
Description:
Three allegorical female figures symbolizing Religious faith, Obedience, and Love. Religious faith is represented by a female figure standing with her hands clasped against her proper right shoulder and her head resting against them. She is flanked by two seated female figures representing Obedience and Love who bow their heads and cross their hands on top of their chests. Beneath the figures is an eagle with its wings spread.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female
Allegory -- Quality -- Faith
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Wisconsin, Bureau of Building Management, Capitol, 4 East State Street, Madison, Wisconsin 53702-0001
Located Wisconsin State Capitol, At base of dome, southeast entrance, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Madison, Wisconsin
Remarks:
One of four sculptural groupings placed around base of capitol dome, symbolizing the fundamental characteristics of Wisconsin and its people. The figures representing "Faith" are placed opposite "Prosperity" (see IAS record WI000165). The other groupings are Knowledge (WI000445) and Strength (WI00446). The architect for the state capitol was George B. Post & Sons. The sculptural decoration was designed by Karl Bitter. John Grignola was the carving supervisor of an Italian crew for the project.
IAS files contain excerpt from Frances W. Hurst's "A Common Joy," 1991, pg. 20-21; James M. Dennis' "Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptor, 1867-1915," Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967, pg. 139-148; and Frances Hurst's "Wisconsin State Capitol Guide & History," State of Wisconsin, 33rd ed., 1991, pg. 17-18, 50.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hurst, Frances W., "A Common Joy, 1991, pg. 21.
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 WI000332
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000332
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