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(Benefits of Insurance), (sculpture). Artist:  Rust, Edwin Cooper, 1910- , sculptor. McGown, D. T., architect. Unknown (New York), founder. Title:  (Benefits of Insurance), (sculpture). Dates:  March 1953. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast stone. Dimensions:  Approx. 3 ft. x 3 ft. x 8 in. Description:  One of two reliefs which symbolize the benefits of insurance flanking the entrance to the clinic. It is a stylized depiction of a group of six figures. The largest figure is a seated male, holding a model of a building. Seated at his feet are three male figures with proper right hands raised, palms up. To the proper right of the largest figure is a standing couple. The man stands to the back and proper right of the female, with his arm around the waist of the female. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Architecture Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis Sculpture Owner:  Memphis Dermatology Clinic P.A., 1455 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38104 Provenance:  Formerly located Kensinger Acceptance Corporation, 1455 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38104 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. This relief is attached to a building that was constructed for the Kensinger Acceptance Corporation, but is currently owned and occupied by the Memphis Dermatology Clinic. IAS image files contain a photo of both clinic reliefs as they appear on the building --see drymount board for TN000099. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), March 29, 1953. Illustration:  Image on file. Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), March 29, 1953. Related Works:  Companion to: TN000099. 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 TN000100   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000100 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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