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Peace and Vigilance, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Mullett, Alfred B., 1834-1890, architect. Struthers & Company, carver. Title:  Peace and Vigilance, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1877-1878. 1882. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite and marble. Dimensions:  Approx. 13 x 26 x 5 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two female figures sit on either side of a round-arched dormer that enframes a shield and ornamental scrolls. An eagle with spread wings is above the dormer, its head turned toward its proper right side, toward the figure of Vigilance. Vigilance holds a sword in her proper right hand. On the proper left side of the eagle is the figure of Peace, holding an olive branch in her proper left hand. Subject:  Figure group -- Female Allegory -- Other -- Vigilance Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Pediment Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located Old Post Office, 815 Olive Street, St. Louis Missouri Provenance:  Formerly located St. Louis Custom House & Post Office, 815 Olive Street, St. Louis, Missouri Remarks:  Daniel Chester French was commissioned to create this sculpture group for the base of a quadrangular dome on the St. Louis Custom House and Post Office (now called the Old Post Office). The building architect was Alfred B. Mullett. The composition for this sculpture group was drawn from the Medici Chapel in Florence, Italy. French completed the models ca. 1877/1878. The stone was carved by William Struthers & Sons, in Philadelphia. The original sculpture group was restored and moved inside the Old Post Office; a replacement is now on the building facade. Save Outdoor Sculpture survey report lists execution date of sculpture as 1877, while McCue's "Sculpture City: St. Louis" reports that the models were finished in 1878. The United States General Services Administration reported the execution date as 1882. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993. United States General Services Administration, 1988. McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1988, pg. 48. 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 66400020   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66400020 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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