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(Allegory Relief), (sculpture). Artist:  Amateis, Edmond, 1897-1981, sculptor. Title:  (Allegory Relief), (sculpture). Dates:  1926-1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 7 1/2 ft. x W. 20 1/2 ft. Description:  Relief sculpture contains seven allegorical figures. From the left, the figures are Day, Art, Industry, Truth, Law, Agriculture and Night. Day is a male figure who kneels on his proper right knee and faces the center. He is holding a horn to his lips in both hands. A sun shines around his head and he is nude except for drapery. Art is a standing female who is nude from the waist up. She holds a lyre crooked in her proper right arm. Industry is a Classically draped female figure who holds a gear to her chest in both hands. Truth is a nude male figure who stands in an oval at the center, holding a lamp in both hands to his chest. The letters "LVX" appear above his proper right shoulder and "MVNDI" appears above his proper left shoulder. Law is a female figure in a sleeveless tunic. Her arms encircle a book held to her chest which bears the word "LEX." Agriculture is a female who wears a long skirt and is nude from the waist up. A sheaf of wheat is crooked in her proper left elbow. Night is a seated female figure who faces the center. She holds a horn to her lips in both hands. She wears a long skirt and is nude to the waist. There is a halo of stars around her head. The flanking Day and Night figures represent the morning and evening editions of the newspaper. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Time -- Day Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Quality -- Truth Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Time -- Night Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Gannett Rochester Newspapers, 55 Exchange Street, Rochester, New York 14614 Remarks:  For further reading see The Exchange (Rochester, New York), May 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. 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 NY001584   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001584 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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