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The Arts, (sculpture). Artist:  Aitken, Robert, 1878-1949, sculptor. Title:  The Arts, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 6, 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. x 7 ft.; Lower basin: approx. Diam. 35 ft.; Upper basin: approx. Diam. 11 ft. Inscription:  Aitken signed Description:  Four figures representing the Arts. Architecture is a nude male figure supporting a Greek pillar; Sculpture is a nude male figure working on a piece of stone with a chisel and mallet; Painting is a nude female figure holding a palette and brush; Music is a nude female figure holding a lyre. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Architecture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture Figure group -- Nude Object -- Musical Instrument -- Lyre Object -- Art Tool -- Artist's Brush Object -- Art Tool -- Palette Object -- Art Tool -- Chisel Object Type:  Fountain 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, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Remarks:  IAS files contain clipping from News & Tribune (Jefferson City, MO) Dec. 4, 1985, pg. 1-A. 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. 44, 146). News & Tribune (Jefferson City, MO) Dec. 4, 1985, pg. 1-A. 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 27620012   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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