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(Egyptian Hieroglyphics on Facade), (sculpture). Artist:  Gage and Vanderbilt, architectural firm. Title:  (Egyptian Hieroglyphics on Facade), (sculpture). Dates:  1926. Dedicated 1926. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fond du Lac red sandstone. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Egyptian hieroglyphics and relief scene on building facade around entry portal. The relief scene includes depictions of birds, and Egyptian figures with work animals and plow. An abstract wing span spreads across the cornice at the top of the building. Subject:  Ethnic -- Egyptian Figure group Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Animal -- Bird Animal -- Cattle Animal -- Horse Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by First Banks System, FBS Properties Management, 601 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Located 517 Marquette Avenue, Facade, Minneapolis, Minnesota Provenance:  Formerly owned by Marquette National Bank, 517 Marquette Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota Remarks:  The sculpture dates from 1926, the year the 1895 building was remodelled into Egyptian style. A skyway, added to the building in 1969, destroys the continuity of the relief zone below the cornice. The property was formerly owned by Marquette National Bank. For related reading see the Minneapolis Tribune, Dec. 17, 1939. The Minneaplis Public Library's Special Collections Department (downtown branch) has a folder of news clips and brochures related to the Marquette National Bank building. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul 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 MN000328   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000328 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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