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Aitken, Robert,
Roman Bronze Works,
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Element
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Emblem
Architecture -- Boat
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City
Sculpture
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
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