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District Building Allegorical Roofline Figures, (sculpture). Artist:  Nesti, Adolfo, sculptor. Bairstow, Ernest C., 1876-1962, sculptor. Title:  District Building Allegorical Roofline Figures, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1907-1908. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  28 figures. Each figure: H. 8 ft. Description:  The highly decorative exterior of the District Building (now known as the John A. Wilson Building) is adorned around the roofline with twenty-eight allegorical figures positioned between the windows of the fifth floor. The figures represent the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, Commerce, and Statesmanship. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Other -- Trade Allegory -- Civic Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20004 Remarks:  The John A. Wilson Building was known as the District Building until it was renamed in 1994. 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 78250006   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 78250006 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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