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(Relief - Louisville City Hall), (sculpture). Artist:  Artha, John Andrew, architect. Title:  (Relief - Louisville City Hall), (sculpture). Dates:  1871-1873. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  Typanum: approx. H. 20 ft. x W. 100 ft. Inscription:  (On train engine:) Progress/1871 Description:  Bas-reliefs located on the facade of City Hall. The typanum of the building features the relief of a steam railroad engine. The engine is moving away from a scene with leafy trees and boulders (representing the North) and is heading towards a scene with palm trees and southern plantings (representing the South). The rounded arches over the second floor windows have 8 three-dimensional reliefs depicting the heads of mules, cows, hogs, and horses. Subject:  Travel -- Land -- Train Landscape -- Tree Landscape -- Rocks Animal -- Horse Animal -- Pig Animal -- Mule Animal -- Cattle Object Type:  Relief Pediment Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Louisville Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Louisville, Office of the Mayor, City Hall, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Coadministered by Jefferson County, City Hall, Louisville, Kentucky 40202 Located City Hall, Front facade, Louisville, Kentucky Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: THIS BUILDING IS A MERGER OF FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE AND ITALIANATE STYLE WAS ERECTED 1871-73, FROM PLANS OF JOHN ANDREW ARTHA LISTED ON NATIONAL R. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1995. 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 KY000027   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KY000027 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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