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The Four Continents: America, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Gilbert, Cass, 1858-1934, architect. Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor. Piccirilli Brothers Marble Carving Studios, carver. Title:  The Four Continents: America, (sculpture). Other Titles:  America, (sculpture). Dates:  1903-1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Tennessee marble; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 8 ft. x 11 ft.; Base: approx. 8 ft. x 7 ft. 4 in. x 10 ft. 2 in. Inscription:  D.C. French Sc./A.A. Weinman Asst. signed Description:  A seated female with a torch in her right hand. At her left side kneels a male figure representing Labor turning a wheel which represents Progress. Behind her right shoulder crouches a male Indian. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Place -- America Ethnic -- Indian Allegory -- Other -- Progress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Real Property Management and Safety Division, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10007 Located United States Customs House, New York, New York Remarks:  For related information see Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the Civic Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1989, pg. 111-134. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 12-13. Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 103-111. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Bronx Times, July 15, 1999, pg. 6-7. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 12. Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 16 and 108. Related Works:  For model see: 13730037. For study see: 75002577. 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 87870016   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870016 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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