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Mahood, Sallie Lee,
Mahood, Alexander Blount,
History -- United States
History -- United States
Occupation -- Industry
Ethnic -- Indian
Occupation -- Hunter
Architecture exterior -- Domestic
Animal -- Horse
Animal -- Bear
Occupation -- Farm
Occupation -- Farm
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Transportation
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Princeton
Sculpture
(Courthouse Reliefs), (sculpture).
Artist:
Mahood, Sallie Lee, 1864-1953, designer.
Mahood, Alexander Blount, b. 1888, architect.
Title:
(Courthouse Reliefs), (sculpture).
Dates:
1930.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
2 reliefs. Approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 37 ft.
Inscription:
S.L. Mahood signed
Description:
Two relief panels depicting a timeline of
West
Virginia
history
, from early settlement to the 1930's. The scenes overlap one another and are arranged in chronological order from left to right. Starting from the left, the relief depicts: a bear with two Native Americans; a hunting scene with two men in period clothing and a deer with antlers; a pioneer scene with a woman standing in front of a covered wagon; a construction scene with a man in the foreground kneeling and picking up a log to add to a partially constructed log building; two Native Americans (one holding a long-handled weapon above his head, the other running between two horses); a barefoot farmer and his plow; cattle and sheep representing the livestock trade in
West
Virginia
; an underground coal mining scene with three miners; a man dressed in overalls and cap (standing in front of a train wheel); three stone masons; a period automobile; and the head of a propeller plane, with aviator standing in front.
Subject:
History
--
United
States
--
West
Virginia
History
--
United
States
--
Westward Expansion
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Mining
Ethnic
--
Indian
Occupation
--
Hunter
Architecture exterior
--
Domestic
--
Cottage
Animal
--
Horse
Animal
--
Bear
Occupation
--
Farm
--
Animal Husbandry
Occupation
--
Farm
--
Harvesting
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Lumber
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Construction
Occupation
--
Transportation
--
Pilot
Architecture
--
Vehicle
--
Automobile
Architecture
--
Vehicle
--
Airplane
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture
--
West
Virginia
--
Princeton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Mercer County, Mercer County Clerk, Mercer County Courthouse, Princeton Avenue, Princeton,
West
Virginia
24740
Located Mercer County Courthouse, Princeton Avenue & Walker Street, North and south facades, Princeton,
West
Virginia
24740
Remarks:
The reliefs, which flank the north and south entrances, are identical. The reliefs were carved from a painting by Sallie Lee Mahood, mother of the architect, Alexander Blount Mahood. IAS files contain a related article from Hedrick, Charles B., "Official Blue Book of Mercer County,
West
Virginia
," Mercer County Blue Book Association, 1931.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
West
Virginia
survey, 1992.
Hedrick, Charles B., "Official Blue Book of Mercer County,
West
Virginia
," Mercer County Blue Book Association, 1931.
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 WV000119
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WV000119
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