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Bairstow, Ernest C.,
Casey, Edward Pearce,
Animal -- Bird
Light fixture
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Bairstow
Eagle Lampposts, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bairstow
,
Ernest
C
.,
1876-1962
,
sculptor
.
Casey, Edward Pearce, 1864-1940, architect.
Title:
Bairstow
Eagle Lampposts, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Eagle Lampposts, (sculpture).
Taft Bridge Lamppost, (sculpture).
Dates:
1906.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Eagles: painted iron; Bases: concrete.
Dimensions:
24 lampposts. Each lamppost: approx. H. 17 ft. W. 4 ft. Diam: 20 in.; Each base: approx. H. 5 ft. 8 in. W. 4 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Twenty-four lampposts evenly spaced along both side railings of the bridge. Each is composed of a pedestal adorned with garlands and a fluted column adorned with acanthus leaves at the top and bottom. Just above the acanthus leaves is a horizontal bracket from which hang two globes hang, one on each side of the column. At the top is a finial on which an eagle with wings spread is perched.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Light fixture
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by District of Columbia, Department of Public Works, Design Engineering and Construction Administration, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20009
Located Taft Bridge, Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.
C
., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.
C
.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 110.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.13.
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, B-10.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 2.13.
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 76004903
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