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Bond of Postal Union, (sculpture). Artist:  Hancock, Walker, 1901-1998, sculptor. Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor. Title:  Bond of Postal Union, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Advance of Civilization Through the Bond of World Postal Union, (sculpture). Dates:  1934. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  9 x 43 ft. Description:  The pediment has "...as its central motif a hemisphere encircled by a broad band and supported by two youths, one handing the torch of Enlightenment to the other. At each end of the pediment is a half figure, one a triton with supporting dolphins, the other an aviator with an eagle." Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Animal -- Dolphin Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Figure group -- Male Allegory -- Element -- Earth Object -- Other -- Globe Allegory -- Quality -- Truth Mythology -- Classical -- Triton Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  This piece was part of the New Deal Art Program. Goode's book reports this work as being titled, "The Advance of Civilization Through the Bond of World Postal Union," and executed by Adolph Weinman. Goode's book also lists the location as the Department of the Post Office Building. The General Service Administration lists Hancock as the artist; the "Bond of the Postal Union" as the title and the Interstate Commerce Commission as the location of the work. The work was designed by Weinman and exectued by Hancock. References:  United States General Services Administration, 1988. Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 70-80 and 125-156. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, D-19. 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 66400030   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66400030 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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