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Commerce, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Title:  Commerce, (sculpture). Dates:  1906-1912. Dedicated March 1911. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: white marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 7 1/2 x 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 11 ft. 7 in. x Diam. 21 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  D. C. French, Sc signed Description:  The sculpture depicts three allegorical figures installed on top of a semicircular base on the right side of the building. The central figure is a seated female figure of Commerce dressed in a strapless robe that is belted at the waist. Her proper left arm rests on a globe which is placed atop a short column. In her proper right arm, she cradles a small boat. Her proper right foot rests on a large crate. Seated below Commerce, on her proper right, is a loosely draped, nude female figure representing Electricity. The figure of Electricity raises her arms and in her proper right hand holds a magnet which she uses to catch wireless flashes. Crouching below Commerce, on her proper left, is a nude male figure representing Steam. The figure of Steam clutches a wheel under his proper right arm and shields his face with his proper left arm. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Other -- Trade Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology Object -- Other -- Globe Architecture -- Boat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, 1240 East 9th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44199 Located Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse, 201 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Remarks:  Campen text gives completion date as 1912, but SOS! survey and Lybarger text give dedication date of 1911. The Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse opened in 1910 and housed the U.S. Post Office, District Court, and Circuit Court. The building was originally know as the Old Federal Building and Post Office, but was renamed on May 27, 1998, in honor of U.S. Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Lybarger, Helen Baldwin, "A Survey of Public Monuments in Cleveland," Cleveland, OH: Early Settlers of Cleveland & the Western Reserve, 1979 (booklet). Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 21. United States General Service Administration, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 21. 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 76006053   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006053 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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