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Columbia Pediment, (sculpture). Artist:  Walter, Edgar, 1877-1938, sculptor. Brown, Arthur, architect. Ardolino, Edward, carver. Title:  Columbia Pediment, (sculpture). Dates:  1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  18 ft. 9 in. x 86 ft. 6 in. Description:  "The central figure is the seated female Columbia. An eagle, also symbolic of the United States, is located at her right side; a nude youth stands at her left; the rays of the sun reach upward from behind her. The figures to the left of Columbia represent National Defense. A nude soldier with a shield rides a horse, while a reclining nude female is shown in the corner surrounded by books. National Resources, to the right of Columbia, is symbolized by a nude female riding atop a bull and carrying a sheaf of wheat while the corner figure is a reclining male with a large hammer." Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- America Figure female -- Nude Figure male -- Nude Allegory -- Place -- America Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Horse Animal -- Cattle Object -- Tool -- Hammer Allegory -- Civic -- Military Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Customs Building, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  This piece was part of the New Deal Art program. Goode's book reports this piece as located on the Departmental Auditorium. 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. 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, D-25. 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 66400087   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66400087 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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