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Ceres, (sculpture). Artist:  Fry, Sherry Edmundson, 1879-1966, sculptor. Tracy and Swartwout, architectural firm. Title:  Ceres, (sculpture). Dates:  1921. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 ft. 9 in. x 3 ft. x 16 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The goddess of agriculture, seen standing, nude to waist, holding a sheaf of grain in her proper left hand. Her proper right hand is raised in a blessing gesture. The sculpture is placed atop a lantern atop Capitol dome. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Ceres Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Located Missouri State Capitol, Dome, atop lantern, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Remarks:  IAS files contain clipping from Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), April 16, 1986, pg. 1A. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. Illustration:  Image on file. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission," pg. 54). Jefferson City Post Tribune, April 16, 1986, pg. 1A. Related Works:  For model see: 27280018. 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 27620014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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