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MacKay, Jean V.,
Wertz, Joseph B.,
Rochester Cast Stone Company,
Figure group -- Family
Allegory -- Quality
State of Being -- Other
Allegory -- Passion
Occupation -- Labor
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mayville
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
(Jail Relief), (sculpture).
Artist:
MacKay, Jean V.,
1909-2002
,
sculptor
.
Wertz, Joseph B., architect.
Rochester Cast Stone Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Jail Relief), (sculpture).
Dates:
1939.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast stone.
Dimensions:
Central panel: approx. H. 5 ft. x
W
. 9 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A series of five art-deco style reliefs on the wall of a jail feature allegorical figures symbolizing the function of the building. A central panel depicts Remorse as a nude male lying on his side with his hands wrists chained and his fists clenched. On the right, by his feet, Pity and Grief are represented by a mother and her two children. Her head is bowed as she ashamedly answers the queries of her child on her proper right, while the child on her proper left looks on the world with saddened eyes. Indifference is displayed by figures of honest laborers in the background, symbolizing the rest of society. The figures are led by a bearded man standing on the left, and each of the laborers has his implement of work, such as a spade or an axe. Only two of the surrounding four panels are still visible, and one depicts two figures crouched against one another.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
State of Being -- Other -- Imprisonment
Allegory -- Passion -- Grief
Occupation -- Labor
Object -- Tool
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mayville
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Chautauqua County, Mayville, New York 14757
Located Chautauqua County Jail, East Chautauqua Street, Above entrance, Mayville, New York
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded by the Public Works Administration for a cost of $835. Two of the panels surrounding the central panel are not visible as a result of additions that have been made to the original building. IAS files contain an article from the Mayville Sentinel, July 20, 1939.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 NY001126
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001126
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