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America, (sculpture). Artist:  Anargyros, Spero, 1915-2004, sculptor. Mezzara, Pietro, ca. 1823-1883, sculptor. (copy after) Western Art Stone, fabricator. Title:  America, (sculpture). Dates:  1981. Installed 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast stone or architectural concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 x 12 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 5 x 12 x 4 ft. (8 tons). Inscription:  Western Art Stone Founder's mark appears. Description:  North portico sculpture depicting "America" represented by the Great Seal of California flanked by two seated female figures and topped by an eagle with wings outspread. Each female figure holds a scroll, representing the State Constitution and the U.S. Constitution, symbolic of the union of the state and the country. Subject:  Figure group -- Female Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Emblem -- Seal Allegory -- Place -- America Object -- Written Matter -- Constitution Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sacramento Architectural component Copy Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of California, Building and Grounds, 1300 L Street, Sacramento, California 95814 Located California State Capitol, North portico, Sacramento, California Remarks:  The sculpture is a replica of the original sculpture created by Pietro Mezzara in 1873. The original sculpture was removed in 1948 during construction of the annex and was either destroyed or lost. The replacement sculpture was fabricated by Spero Anargyros and cast by Western Art Stone in 1981. Raymond Girvigian served as a restoration consultant. The sculpture is one of four pieces recreated by the artist, as part of the Capitol restoration project. IAS files contain related articles from the Sacramento Bee, Sept. 14, 1982, pg. A4; Sept. 23, 1982, pg. B1.; and the Sacramento Union, Oct. 11, 1982, pg. D-14. IAS files also contain Daniel Visnich's typescript "Pietro Mezzara, First California Sculptor," 1982. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Sacramento Union, Oct. 11, 1982, pg. D-14. 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 CA000960   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000960 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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