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(Light, Electricity and Energy), (sculpture). Artist:  Gregory, Don, sculptor. Eric Carlstrom Construction Company, fabricator. Rose & Harris Engineers, engineering firm. Title:  (Light, Electricity and Energy), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  3 panels. Each: approx. H. 3 ft. 5 3/4 in. x W. 7 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  (Artist's signature appears on the "Light" panel) (Incised on respective panels:) LIGHT/ELECTRICITY/ENERGY signed Description:  Three art deco relief panels on facade of building depicting allegorical figures of Light, Electricity and Energy. Light is a female figure in a form-fitting dress and long hair. She is set against a backdrop of planets, the sky and stars. Her head is thrown back and her proper right arm is raised over her head. Electricity is a male figure with very short hair and a bare chest. Facing the front, he holds lightning bolts in both outstretched hands. Energy is a nude male figure seen from behind. He also has very short hair and is turning a large wheel. Subject:  Allegory -- Element -- Light Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Electricity Allegory -- Element -- Energy Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Windom Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Windom, Light Department, Windom, Minnesota 56101 Located Windom Power Plant, Windom, Minnesota Remarks:  The Windom Municipal Power Plant is listed on the Barbara Capitman Archives, Art Deco Database. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Daily Globe (Worthington, Minnesota), March 22, 1991, pg. 1C. 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 MN000635   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000635 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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