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Industries of the British Commonwealth, (sculpture). Artist:  Jennewein, C. Paul, 1890-1978, sculptor. Reinhard & Hofmeister, architectural firm. Corbett, Harrison and MacMurray, architectural firm. Hood and Fouilhoux, architectural firm. Title:  Industries of the British Commonwealth, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed January 1933. Copyrighted 1933. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief: bronze panel with figures coated in gold leaf. Dimensions:  Relief panel: approx. H. 18 ft. W. 11 ft. Inscription:  C.P. Jennewein/(copyright symbol)/1933 signed Description:  Above the entrance to the building is a panel of dark-colored bronze on which appear nine gilded figures, arranged in three vertical rows. The figures represent the British empire industries: a fisherman, a seaman, a coal miner --symbolizing the industries of the British Isles; a woman carrying a bag of salt, a woman next to a tobacco plant, a man holding stalks of sugarcane --symbolizing the industries of India; a shepherd --symbolizing the wool industry of Australia; a reaper with wheat stalks --symbolizing the wheat industry of Canada; and a woman among cotton plants --symbolizing the cotton industry of Africa. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Figure group Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Occupation -- Farm -- Shepherd Occupation -- Farm -- Harvesting Occupation -- Industry -- Fishing Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Rockefeller Group, Corporate Communications Department, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020 Located Rockefeller Center, Over entrance to British Empire Building, 620 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York Remarks:  For related information see Lombard, Maria, "The Art Program of Rockefeller Center and Its Contributing Artists," New York: Rockefeller Center, Public Relations Department, 1961; and "The Story of Rockefeller Center from Facts to Fine Art," New York: Rockefeller Group, Corporate Communications Department, 1987. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 184. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 184. 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 87870155   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870155 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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