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(Medallions), (sculpture). Artist:  Stackpole, Ralph, 1885-1973, sculptor. Miller, James R., d. 1946, architect. Pflueger, Timothy L., 1892-1946, architect. Miller and Pflueger, architectural firm. Title:  (Medallions), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Building Industry, (sculpture). Conquest of the Land, (sculpture). Conquest of the Sea, (sculpture). Dates:  1929. Dedicated 1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  3 medallions. Sculpture: each approx. H. 7 1/2 ft. x D. 8 in. Description:  Three octagonal granite bas-relief medallions adorn the upper facade of a building. "The Building Industry" depicts the head and hand of a worker; the hand is holding a lever. A crane with a dangling hook frames the face of the figure's head. "Conquest of the Land" features a stylized female figure depicted from the waist up. The figure's proper right arm is raised and the hand tucked out of sight behind the head. Below the figure's raised arm is the front of a steam locomotive. "Conquest of the Sea" features a nude half-length female figure. Both of the figure's arms are raised and joined overhead. On the proper left side of the figure is a the front end of a large ship in water. Subject:  Figure -- Head Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Occupation -- Industry -- Construction Figure female -- Nude Figure female -- Waist length Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Architecture -- Boat -- Ship Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Stock Exchange Tower Associates, Northwest Asset Management, 160 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California 94104 Located San Francisco Stock Exchange, 155 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by the architect of the San Francisco Stock Exchange for the construction of the new exchange building in 1929. The sculpture was cleaned in 1992. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from Charles Hall Page and Associates, "Splendid Survivors: San Francisco Downtown Architectural Heritage", San Francisco: Foundation for San Francisco's Architectural Heritage, 1979, pg. 212. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1994. 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 CA001743   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001743 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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