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Lawrie, Lee Oskar,
Kohn, Pedersen Fox,
Figure group -- Male
Allegory -- Other
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Religion
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Homage -- Phidias
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
Arts and Industries, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor.
Kohn, Pedersen Fox, architectural firm.
Title:
Arts and Industries, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Reliefs,
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank
, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1930-1931. Relocated ca. 1980. Dedicated 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Panels: polished bronze, painted; Base: stainless steel and black granite.
Dimensions:
Each panel: approx. 84 x 21 1/4 x 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 100 x 106 x 6 in.
Inscription:
(On panel symbolizing sculpture, inscribed in Greek letters: Phidias) (At center of granite slab, raised letters:) 600/
CALIFORNIA
(On plaque on lower center of sign area:) The flanking pair of reliefs were designed and executed by Lee O. Lawrie about 1930-31./Originally commissioned for the Education
Building
for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania/Capital Park in Harrisburg. These panels adorned the hand operated elevator./The allegorical figures on the left panel, top to bottom, represent Exploration, Literature,/Architecture and Drama. Those on the right depict Religion, Physical Labor, Sculpture and Music./Placed by the
FEDERAL
HOME
LOAN
BANK
OF
SAN
FRANCISCO
/1990 (On lower steel frame, incised letters:) ARCHITECT/KOHN PEDERSON FOX ASSOCIATES PC/1990 unsigned
Description:
Two polished bronze panels, formerly elevator doors, depicting the Arts & Sciences. Each door contains four rectangular reliefs, partially painted with a gray nickel metal paint. The allegorical reliefs on the left panel depict, from top to bottom: 1) Exploration, 2) Literature, 3) Architecture, and 4) Drama. The allegorical reliefs on the right panel depict, from top to bottom: 1) Religion, 2) Physical Labor, 3) Sculpture, and 4) Music. The two panels are inset on a stainless steel
building
sign and flanking a black granite center section with identification plaque.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Allegory -- Other -- Exploration
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Architecture
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama
Allegory -- Religion
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music
Homage -- Phidias
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
California
--
San
Francisco
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Federal
Home
Loan
Bank
,
Building
Maintenance
-
ABM
Janitorial
, 600
California
Street, Left of main entrance to
building
,
San
Francisco
,
California
Provenance:
Formerly located Education
Building
, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 1930-1931 until 1972.
Remarks:
The sculpture was one of six sets of elevator doors that the artist originally fabricated for the Education
Building
at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This set of door panels remained there until 1972, when the
building
's hand-operated elevators were replaced with automatic ones. From about 1980 to 1989, the doors were in a private collection in Virginia. They were installed at the new
Federal
Home
Bank
in 1990. Kohn, Pederson Fox Associates was the architectural firm responsible for the
Federal
Home
Loan
Building
. For related reading see: Architecture, 65 (May 1932): pg. 281-286; and Architecture Forum, 54 (May 1931): pg. 587-600.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
California
,
San
Francisco
survey, 1993.
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 CA000996
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