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Niehaus, Charles Henry,
Rossack, Peter,
Andrews, Frank M.,
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Quality
Animal
Pediment
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Frankfort
Sculpture
The Pediment Frieze, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, designer.
Rossack, Peter, sculptor.
Andrews, Frank M., architect.
Title:
The Pediment Frieze, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1906.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Oolitic limestone.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 25 ft. x W. 74 ft.
Inscription:
(Carved under cornice:) COMMONWEALTH OF
KENTUCKY
unsigned
Description:
Pediment composition of allegorical figures with draped, classical female in center with upraised hands--a personification of Kentucky--standing in front of a chair of state. Figures of Progress (kneeling pushing a winged wheel) and Plenty (with cornucopia overflowing with fruit and grain) are at her proper right; History (recording events), Art (with palette and brush in her hand) and Labor (a man stripped to the waist grasping a hammer) are on the proper left side of
Kentucky
. Additional figures representing the agricultural past of the state, and two Indians with a wolf, and other animals appear.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Place
--
Kentucky
Allegory
--
Arts & Sciences
--
Art
Allegory
--
Arts & Sciences
--
History
Allegory
--
Arts & Sciences
--
Industry
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Wealth
Animal
Object Type:
Pediment
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Kentucky
--
Frankfort
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of
Kentucky
, Office of Historic Properties, Berry Hill Mansion,
Frankfort
,
Kentucky
40601
Located
Kentucky
New State Capitol, North entrance,
Frankfort
,
Kentucky
40601
Remarks:
The cornerstone for the new Capitol was laid in 1906. Frank M. Andrews was the Capitol architect. The north entrance pediment was designed by Charles Niehaus and executed by Peter A. Rossack. The pediment cost $40,000.
IAS files contain excerpt from John H. Kleber, ed., "The
Kentucky
Encyclopedia," Lexington, KY: University Press of
Kentucky
, 1992; and Frank M. Kavanaugh's "
Kentucky
's New State Capitol," c. 1933. IAS files also contain articles from Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY), Feb. 1, 1993, Oct. 1994, and
Kentucky
Explorer, Nov. 1990, pg. 24. The Capitol and pediment were cleaned around 1993-1994 by Mid-Continental Restoration (Murfreesboro, TN). The cleaning included replacing two broken fingers on the Lady of
Kentucky
.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Kentucky
survey, 1994.
Office of Historic Properties, Berry Hill Mansion, 1990.
Index of American
Sculpture
, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 65750007
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