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    		• Kallio, Kalervo,
     
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    		• Modern Art Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Forrestal, James
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    James Forrestal (1892-1939), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kallio, Kalervo, 1909-1969, sculptor.
    Modern Art Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    James Forrestal (1892-1939), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1949-1950. Dedicated Sept. 22, 1950.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: life size; Base: H. 5 ft. 5 1/2 in.
    Description: 
    A portrait of James Forrestal wearing a suit and tie is installed atop a marble shaft at the mall entrance to the Pentagon.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Forrestal, James -- Bust
    Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of Defense
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Pentagon, Mall entrance off Washington Boulevard Arlington, Virginia
    Remarks: 
    James Forrestal was the first secretary of defense. The bust was erected by the Forrestal Memorial Committee, which was formed on Kuly 21, 1949. The sculptor was selected in an open competition on December 2, 1949.
    References: 
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    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 78250013
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