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    		• Saemundsson, Nina,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Spirit of Achievement, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Saemundsson, Nina, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Spirit of Achievement, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1931.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 15 x 2 x 3 ft.
    Description: 
    Nude, winged female figure standing with her arms stretched upward and her wings spread out behind her. The figure stands on her tip toes on top of a sphere which rests on a rectangular base. The sculpture is installed on top of the entrance overhang and the figure sways out over the edge of the overhang.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Quality -- Fortitude
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Waldorf-Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, New York, New York
    Remarks: 
    Because of its location on top of the building overhang, SOS surveyor could not determine the condition of the sculpture.
    References: 
    Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 327.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
    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 87870237
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