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Walter, Edgar,
Brown, Arthur,
Ardolino, Edward,
Allegory -- Place
Figure female -- Nude
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Place
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Cattle
Object -- Tool
Allegory -- Civic
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Columbia
Pediment, (sculpture).
Artist:
Walter, Edgar, 1877-1938, sculptor.
Brown, Arthur, architect.
Ardolino, Edward, carver.
Title:
Columbia
Pediment, (sculpture).
Dates:
1935.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
18 ft. 9 in. x 86 ft. 6 in.
Description:
"The central figure is the seated female
Columbia
. An eagle, also symbolic of the
United
States
, is located at her right side; a nude youth stands at her left; the rays of the sun reach upward from behind her. The figures to the left of
Columbia
represent National Defense. A nude soldier with a shield rides a horse, while a reclining nude female is shown in the corner surrounded by books. National Resources, to the right of
Columbia
, is symbolized by a nude female riding atop a bull and carrying a sheaf of wheat while the corner figure is a reclining male with a large hammer."
Subject:
Allegory -- Place -- America
Figure female -- Nude
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Place -- America
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Cattle
Object -- Tool -- Hammer
Allegory -- Civic -- Military
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
District
of
Columbia
--
Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
United
States
General Services Administration,
Washington
,
District
of
Columbia
Located
United
States
Customs
Building
, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington
,
District
of
Columbia
Remarks:
This piece was part of the New Deal Art program. Goode's book reports this piece as located on the Departmental Auditorium.
References:
United
States
General Services Administration, 1988.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of
Washington
, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide,"
Washington
, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of
Washington
, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide,"
Washington
, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, D-25.
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 66400087
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Inventory of American Sculpture
66400087
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