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Grafly, Charles,
Gilbert, Cass,
Figure female -- Full length
Ethnic -- French
Dress -- Ethnic
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
France, (sculpture).
Artist:
Grafly
,
Charles
,
1862-1929
,
sculptor
.
Gilbert, Cass, 1858-1934, architect.
Title:
France, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
United States Customs House Cornice Sculpture: France, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907.
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
Heroic.
Description:
Female figure holding a small statue symbolizing the fine arts.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Ethnic -- French
Dress -- Ethnic -- French Dress
Allegory -- Place -- France
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States General Services Administration, Real Property Management and Safety Division, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10007
Located United States Customs House, Cornice, New York, New York
Remarks:
This piece is one of twelve statues along the cornice of the United States Customs House, each symbolizing an ancient or modern seafaring and commercial power. Inventory image files contain a photograph of all twelve sculptures and the photograph is filed with Karl Bitter's (Cartouche with Seal of the United States) IAS 87870013. For related information see Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1989, pg. 111-134.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 11.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
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 87870011
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
87870011
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