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The Great Rivers: Mississippi, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  The Great Rivers: Mississippi, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Mississippi, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze and limestone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 8 in. x 13 ft. 10 in. x 6 ft. 5.5 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.(6 tons). Inscription:  AITKEN fecit Cast by Roman Bronze Works N.Y. (On front of base:) ADMITTED/INTO UNION/1821 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Reclining nude male figure holding the rudder of commerce and the caduceus and also a magic wand. The base of the sculpture is decorated in low relief with the figure of the sun god with a serpent coiled around him, and figures symbolizing the power and life force of water. Subject:  Figure male -- Nude Allegory -- Place -- Rivers Allegory -- Element -- Water Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Emblem Architecture -- Boat -- Detail 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 stairway entrance, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Remarks:  The sculpture is a companion piece to Aitken's female figure representing the Missouri River (see IAS record 27620016). IAS files contain related newsclippings from Globe Democrat, July 30, 1933; from Missouri Times, Aug. 17, 1991; Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO), Feb. 22, 1992; and Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), Nov. 20, 1994. 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). Related Works:  Companion to: 27620016. 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 27620017   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620017 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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