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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Aitken, Robert,     Pope, John Russell,     Ratti, Edward H.,     Figure female -- Full length     Allegory -- Time     Object -- Written Matter     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington     Sculpture

Present, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937, architect. Ratti, Edward H., 1904-1969, carver. Title:  Present, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Future, (sculpture). Dates:  1935. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 20 x 8 x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 12 x 15 ft. Inscription:  (Base, front:) WHAT IS PAST/IS PROLOGUE unsigned Description:  One of two allegorical figures, one representing the past and one the future, which flank the entrance to the building. On the left side of the entrance, Future is symbolized by a seated female dressed in long robes which are draped around the back of her chair. Her proper left arm hangs over the arm of the chair. Her proper right arm rests across her lap on top of an open book. Her head is partially covered by the drapery and she wears sandals. The base is adorned with shields and other military and government symbols carved in relief. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Time -- Future Object -- Written Matter -- Book Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located National Archives and Records Administration, 7th & Pennsylvania Avenue, Pennsylvania Avenue entrance, Washington, District of Columbia References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 157-196. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 155. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 4.9. 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-11. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 4.9. 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 DC000041   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000041 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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