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Eagles, (sculpture). Artist:  Lion, Henry, 1900-1966, sculptor. Title:  Eagles, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned July 1937. 1938. Installed April 12, 1938. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze and cast stone. Dimensions:  4 eagles. Bronze eagles: each approx. H. 2 ft. W. 2 ft.; Cast stone eagles: each approx. 8 ft. x 8 ft. x 6 in. Description:  Two bronze eagles, and two cast stone medallions of eagles. Each of the bronze eagles are inset in grill above entrance doors. The bronze eagles have wings spread and heads turned to the proper right. The large cast stone medallions are located above the Spring Street entrance doors at about the 4th floor level. Each medallion consists of an eagle clasping a branch. The eagle on the proper left faces the proper left, and the eagle on the proper right faces the proper right. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Medallion Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Courthouse, 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  Commissioned as part of the Works Progress Administration, Treasury Section Program, for $1800. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. United States General Services Administration, 1988. 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 66400051   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66400051 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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