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Liberty, (sculpture). Artist:  Rhind, John Massey, 1860-1936, sculptor. Title:  Liberty, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble on concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 81 x 58 x 69 in.; Base: approx. 89 x 64 x 79 in. Inscription:  Massey Rhind/Sculptor (On front of base:) LIBERTY (On bell:) Land unto all the inhabitants/(...illegible) Holy (...illegible) For (Seal:) 1796-1909 signed Description:  A seated female figure carved from a solid piece of marble. The figure, an allegorical representation of Liberty, wears a long draped dress and a ribbon in her shoulder-length hair. At her feet, on her proper left side, is a representation of the Liberty Bell. Her proper right hand is raised to her chest and holds a plant or flower. Her proper left arm rests on an arm of the chair. The chair has an eagle on either side of the top of the chair. There are reliefs on the sides and back of the chair. The sculpture rests on a concrete base. Subject:  Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Figure female -- Full length Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis Sculpture Owner:  Shelby County Courthouse, 140 Adams Avenue, Suite B-13, Memphis, Tennessee 38103 Remarks:  One of six allegorical sculptures around the Shelby County Courthouse. For a related article see: "The Courthouse: Shelby County Tennessee, A Commemorative," 1984. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992. 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 TN000117   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000117 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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