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Boyd, William,
Casey, Edward Pearce,
Smithmeyer & Pelz,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Other
Mythology -- Classical
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Art Tool
Object -- Art Tool
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
America Fostering the Arts and Industries and Atlantes, (sculpture).
Artist:
Boyd, William, 1882-1947, sculptor.
Casey
,
Edward
Pearce,
1864-1940
,
architect
.
Smithmeyer & Pelz, architectural firm.
Title:
America Fostering the Arts and Industries and Atlantes, (sculpture).
Dates:
1897.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite.
Dimensions:
Male columns: H. 6 ft.
Description:
Two rounded pediments supported by columns of half-figure males (Atlantes). "The left pediment contains an American eagle with wings outstretched behind two putti.... The left child sits with a globe at his feet and holds an open book atop two other volumes. He is symbolic of Industries. The putto on the right side, Arts, sits adjacent to a painter's palette and brushes and an Ionic capital, which are representative, respectively, of Painting and Architecture. The right pediment, ...also has the American eagle with a putto on each side. The left figure, Industries, sits beside a cogwheel and anvil, symbolic of Commerce. The right figure, Arts, sits beside a harp with an open book...to symbolize Music and Literature."
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Architecture
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature
Allegory -- Other -- Trade
Mythology -- Classical
Religion -- Angel
Object -- Art Tool -- Palette
Object -- Art Tool -- Artist's Brush
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Library of Congress, 10 1st Street, S.E., Main Building, main pavilion, Washington, District of Columbia 20540
Remarks:
Smithmeyer & Pelz were the original architects of the Library of Congress building,
Casey
was the
architect
of the building after them.
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.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.28.
Illustration:
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, A-25.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.28.
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 76005271
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