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Mineral Wealth, (sculpture). Artist:  Sanford, Edward Field, Jr., 1886-1951, sculptor. Title:  Mineral Wealth, (sculpture). Dates:  1923. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 85 x 39 x 54 in.; Base: approx. 39 x 48 x 79 in. Inscription:  (Bottom front:) MINERAL WEALTH (Proper left side of sculpture:) SANFORD 1925 signed Description:  Nude bearded male, wearing a headband, sitting on a claw-foot, ornate bench. The skin of a mountain lion is draped over his lap and proper right shoulder. He holds a spiked mace in his proper left hand; and quartz crystals in his proper right hand. Subject:  Figure male -- Nude Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth Object -- Other -- Mineral Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sacramento Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of California, Building and Grounds, 1300 L Street, Sacramento, California 95814 Located Unruh Building, 900 block of Capitol Mall, East side entrance, Sacramento, California 95814 Remarks:  One of four figures, twenty panels, and two pediments designed by Sanford for the Capitol Extension buildings. IAS files contain copy of National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form and California State Library "Self Guided Tour" handout, which gives detailed history of the building. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento survey, 1992. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), Sept. 28, 1924, pg. 5. 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 77006145   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006145 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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