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Kees & Colburn,
Kees, Frederick G.,
Object -- Foliage
Figure group
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
(Advance Thresher Building Relief Decoration), (sculpture).
Artist:
Kees
&
Colburn
,
architectural
firm
.
Kees
, Frederick G., b. 1852, architect.
Title:
(Advance Thresher Building Relief Decoration), (sculpture).
Dates:
1900-1904.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Terra cotta.
Dimensions:
Cartouche: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 5 ft.; Medallion: approx. Diam. 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On signs:) ADVANCE THRESHER COMPANY/EMERSON-NEWTON IMPLEMENT CO./THRESHER SQUARE/EMERSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, ROCKFORD, ILL/EMERSON PLOWS/NEWTON WAGONS/A/E
Description:
Decorative relief elements on the building can be found in the capitals of pilasters, cornice and architrave. There are two cartouche designs, within which stands a figure holding a banner. The figure wears a cape, tunic and boots and is climbing up stone-like steps. The banner reads "Advance." Flanking the entrance are identical medallions with the letter "A" in the center. Two semi-nude figures are curved around the top half of each medallion. The torsos can be seen, but their lower bodies morph into a stylized leaf motif.
Subject:
Object -- Foliage
Figure group
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Architectural
component
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
BRW Architects and Hoyt Leasing, 700-704 South 3rd Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Remarks:
IAS files include a nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places, 1974.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
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 MN000499
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000499
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