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(Mechanics and Farmers Bank Figures), (sculpture). Artist:  Caldwell, Edward B., Jr., 1885-ca. 1945, architect. Southey, Ernest G., 1873-1945, architect. Title:  (Mechanics and Farmers Bank Figures), (sculpture). Dates:  1931. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  3 pieces. Each: approx. 6 x 3 x 1 ft. Description:  Three sculptures placed on building facade above entrance doors. The two sculptures at each end depict female figures of torsos and heads, flanked by volutes and foliate and fruit forms. The north figure representing Mechanics or Industry holds a gear in her proper left hand and looks to her proper left. The south figure representing Farming or Agriculture, holds a shaft of wheat and looks to her proper right. In the center is a cartouche. Subject:  Figure group -- Female -- Bust Figure group -- Female -- Nude Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Object -- Fruit Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Bridgeport Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Mechanics & Farmers Bank, Consolidated Asset Recovery, 961 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604 Located 930 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The Beaux-Arts design was the creation of Edward B. Caldwell, Jr. and Ernest G. Southey, architects. For additional information see: the Bridgeport Post, Aug. 26, 1907; and David W. Palmquist's "Bridgeport: A Pictorial History," Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1981, pg. 79, 107. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000282   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000282 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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