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Renier, Joseph E.,
Weinman, Adolph A.,
Delano & Aldrich,
Ethnic -- Indian
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Primitive Means of the Transmission of Communication: Blanket Signal of American Indian, (sculpture).
Artist:
Renier, Joseph E., 1887-1966, sculptor.
Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor.
Delano
&
Aldrich
,
architectural
firm
.
Title:
Primitive Means of the Transmission of Communication: Blanket Signal of American Indian, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Blanket Signal of American Indian, (sculpture).
Dates:
1934.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
3 1/2 ft.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Indian
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology
Object Type:
Architectural
component
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia
Located United States Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
This piece was part of the New Deal Art program. Goode's book reports Adolph Weinman as the sculptor of this work and list the work as being located at the Department of the Post Office Building. General Service Administration lists the work as executed by Renier and located at the Interstate Commerce Commission.
References:
United States General Services Administration, 1988.
Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 125-156.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.
Illustration:
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, D-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 66400061
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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