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The Quadriga: Progress of the State, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923, sculptor. Gilbert, Cass, 1858-1934, architect. Jno. Williams, Inc., founder. Bazille & Partridge, gilder. Title:  The Quadriga: Progress of the State, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Progress of the State, (sculpture). Dates:  1907. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Copper sheets hammered over steel frames, then gilded with 24-k gold. Dimensions:  Charioteer: H. 12 ft.; Women & horses: H. 7 ft.; Base: W. 20 ft. x D. 14 ft. Description:  A chariot with standing rider, four prancing horses and two standing female figures. The charioteer (Man) proceeds towards the State's goals of progress and prosperity, carrying a horn of plenty in his proper right arm and holding aloft a banner marked "Minnesota" in his proper left arm. The forces of Nature (earth, air, fire and water) are embodied by the prancing horses, who are controlled by two women who represent Civilization. Subject:  Allegory -- Other -- Progress Architecture -- Vehicle -- Cart Allegory -- Place -- Minnesota Figure group Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Minnesota, State Capitol Historic Site Program, State Capitol, 75 Constitution, St. Paul, Minnesota, 55155 Located Minnesota State Capitol, 75 Constitution, St. Paul, Minnesota Remarks:  Gilbert served as architect and project supervisor for the Captiol. As early as the laying of the Capitol's cornerstone in 1896, Gilbert had in mind placing an allegorical quadriga or chariot group representing the progress of the state at the base of the Capitol's dome. In 1903, funds were appropriated and the sculpture contract signed with Daniel Chester French, who had modelled a similar quadriga for the Chicago World's Fair. French collaborated with Edward C. Potter on the sculpture. French designed the figures; Potter the animals. A Peter A. Juley & Son unmounted photocopy in IAS file is detail of Charioteer figure and may be marble model. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, St. Paul-Minneapolis survey, 1993. Coen, Rena, "Painting & Sculpture in Minnesota: 1820-1914," Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, c. 1976, pg. 93-95. Harris, Moria F., "Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture," St. Paul: Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 12. 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 76006060   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76006060 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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