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Michigan Bell Telephone Reliefs, (sculpture). Artist:  Parducci, Corrado Joseph, 1900-1981, sculptor. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, architectural firm. Title:  Michigan Bell Telephone Reliefs, (sculpture). Dates:  1941. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  5 reliefs. Each: approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 2 ft. Inscription:  (On each relief:) THE FARM / THE HOME / THE FACTORY / THE OFFICE unsigned Description:  Five rectangular reliefs on the facade of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company building contain allegorical figures illustrating: (from left to right) the Farm, the Home, the Factory, the Office, and the Michigan Bell Telephone Company logo. The Farm depicts a standing male figure holding a farm tool. The Home depicts a standing female figure with a telephone receiver held to her ear and a child standing by her side. The Factory depicts a standing male figure operating a large throttle that controls a set of gears behind him. The Office depicts two female telephone operators with switchboard equipment. The company logo relief depicts a large globe wrapped in telephone cable and a large hand holding a bunch of lightning bolts. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology Allegory -- Life -- Family Object -- Other -- Telephone Object -- Tool Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Lansing Relief Architectural component Logo Sculpture Owner:  Michigan Bell Telephone Company, 220 North Capitol Avenue, Facade, Lansing, Michigan References:  Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 38. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Lansing," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 38. 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 87730011   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87730011 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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