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The Progress of Civilization, (sculpture). Artist:  Crawford, Thomas, 1813?-1857, sculptor. Gagliardi, Tommaso, 1820-1895, carver. Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. Title:  The Progress of Civilization, (sculpture). Dates:  Designed 1853. Modeled 1853-1856. Carved 1855-1859. Installed Nov. 1863. Dedicated 1863. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Massachusetts marble. Dimensions:  Pediment: L. 80 ft. x H. 12 ft. Description:  In the center, there is a female figure symbolizing America standing on a rock flanked by an American eagle at her proper left side and the rays of the sun at her proper right foot. The sun symbolizes progress. In her proper left hand, she holds laurel and oak leaves symbolizing civil and military rewards. She points over to her proper left at a figure of a pioneer woodsman chopping a tree; a Native American chief and his family-- a son carrying game on his spear, a mother and her child; and a Native American grave site. These figures symbolize the confrontations between the early pioneers and the Native Americans. To the proper right of America are a figure of a Revolutionary War soldier carrying a sword; a merchant sitting on a box of goods, his proper right hand resting on a globe, an anchor at his feet; two young boys walking toward the merchant; a teacher and his student; and a mechanic sitting on a cog near sheaves of corn. These figure symbolize the advantages of civilization and liberty. Subject:  Allegory -- Other -- Civilization Allegory -- Place -- America Allegory -- Other -- Progress Animal -- Bird -- Eagle History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Figure group -- Family Ethnic -- Indian Occupation -- Other -- Pioneer Occupation -- Domestic -- Gathering Occupation -- Military -- Soldier Occupation -- Vendor Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Education -- Student Occupation -- Service -- Repairman Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Capitol, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia Located United States Capitol, Senate Wing, Washington, District of Columbia 20201 Remarks:  Figures were modeled in Rome. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965. The Architect of the Capitol, "Art in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1976. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg 61. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.16. Illustration:  Image on file. "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965, pg. 380. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, A-13. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.16. 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 75002492   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75002492 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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