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The Great Rivers: Missouri, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  The Great Rivers: Missouri, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Missouri, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze and limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 9 in. x 13 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 11.5 in.; Bronze base: approx. 3 ft. 7 in. x 12 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 10.5 in.; Stone base: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 10 in. x 5 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  Aitken fecit Cast by Roman Bronze Works N.Y. (On front of base:) Territory/Organized/1812 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Reclining nude female figure surrounded by corn, wheat, and various fruits. Four sides of the base have low-relief decorations representing the action of the elements. The front scene depicts a sun god before the glowing disk of the sun, with its life-giving rays, and a sacred serpent wrapped around him. He has figures to the left and right representing snow, water and streams. On the left long side, the sun god appears again with a serpent coiled around him. On the right and left are figures representing mists and storm winds. At one end, figures symbolize the force of water. At the other, the life service of water to man, beast and plants. Subject:  Figure female -- Nude Allegory -- Place -- Rivers Allegory -- Element -- Water Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Object -- Fruit Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Located Missouri State Capitol, Entrance, west side of front stairway, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Remarks:  The sculpture is a companion piece to the artist's statue of a man representing the Mississippi River (see IAS record 27620017). IAS files contain related newsclippings from Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), Nov. 27, 1985; and Globe Democrat, July 30, 1933. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. Illustration:  Image on file. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission: pg 48). Globe Democrat, July 30, 1933. Related Works:  Companion to: 27620017. 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 27620016   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620016 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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