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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Miles, F. B.,     Murphy, George E.,     Stewart, George,     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Civic     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Portrait male -- Franklin, Benjamin     Portrait male -- McCormick, Cyrus     Portrait male -- Ericsson, John     Portrait male -- Beethoven, Ludwig van     Portrait male -- Abbey, Edwin Austin     Portrait male -- Scott, Walter, Sir     Portrait male -- Ward, John     Portrait male -- Buffalo Bill     Portrait male -- Marquette, Jacques     Portrait male -- Dewey, George     Portrait male -- Wagner, Richard     Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William     Portrait male -- Sanzio, Raphael     Portrait male -- Buonarroti, Michelangelo     Portrait male -- Hunt, H. C.     Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta     Relief     Architectural component     Sculpture

(Frieze on Candler Building), (sculpture). Artist:  Miles, F. B., sculptor. Murphy, George E., architect. Stewart, George, architect. Title:  (Frieze on Candler Building), (sculpture). Dates:  1904-1906. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Highly decorated marble facade of a building. Carved panels between the first and second floors illustrate the various components of the liberal arts and sciences. On the Peachtree side of the building are busts of Benjamin Franklin; John Ericsson; Cyrus McCormick; Ludwig von Beethoven; Edwin Austin Abby; Sir Walter Scott; and John Ward. On the Houston Street side are busts of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill); and Fr. Jacques Marquette . On the Pryor Street side are busts of Admiral George Dewey; three unidentified figures; W. Richard Wagner; William Shakespeare; Raphael; Michelangelo and H. C. Hunt. Each portrait bust is shown in profile and is framed with carved representations of the tools the person may have used in his occupation. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Architecture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Painting Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Literature Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Civic -- Military Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Philosophy Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Engineering Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Astronomy Portrait male -- Franklin, Benjamin -- Bust Portrait male -- McCormick, Cyrus -- Bust Portrait male -- Ericsson, John -- Bust Portrait male -- Beethoven, Ludwig van -- Bust Portrait male -- Abbey, Edwin Austin -- Bust Portrait male -- Scott, Walter, Sir -- Bust Portrait male -- Ward, John -- Bust Portrait male -- Buffalo Bill -- Bust Portrait male -- Marquette, Jacques -- Bust Portrait male -- Dewey, George -- Bust Portrait male -- Wagner, Richard -- Bust Portrait male -- Shakespeare, William -- Bust Portrait male -- Sanzio, Raphael -- Bust Portrait male -- Buonarroti, Michelangelo -- Bust Portrait male -- Hunt, H. C. -- Bust Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by R.E.M. Associates, Santa Barbara, California Located Candler Building, 127 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  The building and its sculptural facade were developed by Asa G. Candler, founder of the Coca-Cola empire. The building was financed by loans from the Coca-Cola Company to the Candler Investment Company. IAS files contain copy of related excerpts from Franklin Garrett's "Atlanta and Environs", University of Georgia Press, 1988, pg. 494-495; and "Atlanta's Lasting Landmarks", Atlanta Urban Design Commission, 1987, pg. 25. IAS files contain copy of related Atlanta Urban Design Commission Historic Resource Survey. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994. 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 GA000700   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000700 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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