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Reliefs on Former Potomac Electric Power Company Building, (sculpture). Artist:  Coles, Frederick, sculptor. Indiana Limestone Company, fabricator. Title:  Reliefs on Former Potomac Electric Power Company Building, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  18 Reliefs. Each relief: H.8 ft. x W. 5 ft. Description:  Eighteen relief panels located between the upper level windows on the facade of the former Potomac Electric Power Company building depict famous individuals connected with the discovery and application of electricity. Most of the panels contain groups of figures, but there are individual panels for Michael Farraday, Thomas Edison, and Charles P. Steinmetz. There are also symbolic figures representing Public Service, Control of Electric Power, and the Illumination of the World with incandescent light. Subject:  Portrait male -- Farraday, Michael Portrait male -- Edison, Thomas Portrait male -- Steinmetz, Charles P. Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Electricity Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Located 10th & E Streets, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Provenance:  Formerly located Potomac Electric Power Company, 10th & E Streets, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  The carving was done by the Indiana Limestone Company from Frederick Coles' models. References:  Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. 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 78250014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78250014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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