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(Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company Building), (sculpture). Artist:  Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor. Zantzinger, Borie and Medary, architectural firm. Title:  (Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company Building), (sculpture). Dates:  1926-1927 Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze, limestone, and granite reliefs. Dimensions:  Dogs: approx. H. 43 in. W. 7 ft. 8 in.; Bronze doors (3 pairs): approx. H. 14 ft. W. 74 in.; Soaring figures: approx. H. 4 stories. Inscription:  (Carved below male figure at entrance:) FIDELITAS (Carved below female figure at entrance:) FRUGALITAS Description:  Sculptural elements incorporated into the facade of the building include the symbols of the Ages of Man; the Four Continents; the Labors of Man; the Universe; and the Virtues. These elements are fabricated from metal, stone, cast bronze, and mosaic. Two large figures are: Fidelitas, a male father figure holding a spade in his proper right hand is located on the northwest side of the entrance; and Frugalitas, a female figure holding a child in her proper left arm is located on the southeast side of the entrance. Together they represent the family. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Allegory -- Life -- Manhood Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial Allegory -- Place -- Continents Occupation -- Labor Figure group -- Family Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Relief Sculpture Owner:  Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company, Pennsylvania & Fairmount Avenues, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 Provenance:  Formerly located Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, Pennsylvania & Fairmount Avenues, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 Remarks:  The themes for the sculptural elements were developed by the president of Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, the architects, and a consultant, Professor Hartley Burr Alexander of the University of Nebraska. Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 242-245. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 114-115, 217. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 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 77006549   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006549 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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