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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Rhind, John Massey,     Scott, John,     W. H. Mullins Company,     Allegory -- Other     Allegory -- Other     Figure group     Architecture -- Vehicle     Architectural component     Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit     Sculpture

Victory and Progress, (sculpture). Artist:  Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor. Scott, John, architect. W. H. Mullins Company, fabricator. Title:  Victory and Progress, (sculpture). Dates:  1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Copper sheeting. Dimensions:  2 figure groups. Each: approx. 15 x 10 x 15 ft. Description:  Each figure group consists of a female figure riding in a chariot driven by a team of three horses, led by two youthful male figures walking beside them. The female figures stand with their arms raised, their robes fluttering in the wind. The figures are installed on the roof of the building at the base of the tower. Subject:  Allegory -- Other -- Progress Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Figure group Architecture -- Vehicle -- Cart Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Detroit Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Detroit, Parks and Recreation Department, Landscape Division, 2008 Water Board Building, 735 Randolph Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226 Located Old Wayne County Building, Randolph Street, On the roof, Detroit, Michigan Remarks:  In 1902 John Massey Rhind was given a contract for $8,000 to created these figures, as well as the allegorical figures on the building's tower. The sculptures were erected in 1904 at a cost of $39,500. In 1979, the arm of one of the female figures was repaired: the steel support inside the arm was extricated and the arm was reshaped; a new steel bar was welded to the frame in the shoulder of the female figure, forged to fit the curve, and the end was wrapped with lead; new rivets were put in and the copper folds of the lady's robe were adjusted. IAS files contain copies of articles from the Detroit Free Press, Aug. 20, 1942, which discusses the possibility of the figure groups being melted down so that the metal could be used for the war effort; Detroit Free Press, May 14, 1979, pg. 13A, and June 6, 1979, pg. 10A, both of which discuss the condition of the figure groups and the need for repair; and Detroit Free Press, Nov. 7, 1979, pg. 10A, which discusses the repairs done to the arm of one of the female figures. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Detroit Free Press, Nov. 7, 1979, pg. 10A. Detroit Historical Museum, City of Detroit Monuments, 2004. Illustration:  Image on file. Ferry, Hawkins, "The Buildings of Detroit," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1968, fig. no. 228. 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 76007638   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76007638 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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