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The Pediment Frieze, (sculpture). Artist:  Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, designer. Rossack, Peter, sculptor. Andrews, Frank M., architect. Title:  The Pediment Frieze, (sculpture). Dates:  1906. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Oolitic limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 25 ft. x W. 74 ft. Inscription:  (Carved under cornice:) COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY unsigned Description:  Pediment composition of allegorical figures with draped, classical female in center with upraised hands--a personification of Kentucky--standing in front of a chair of state. Figures of Progress (kneeling pushing a winged wheel) and Plenty (with cornucopia overflowing with fruit and grain) are at her proper right; History (recording events), Art (with palette and brush in her hand) and Labor (a man stripped to the waist grasping a hammer) are on the proper left side of Kentucky. Additional figures representing the agricultural past of the state, and two Indians with a wolf, and other animals appear. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Kentucky Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth Animal Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Frankfort Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Kentucky, Office of Historic Properties, Berry Hill Mansion, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Located Kentucky New State Capitol, North entrance, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601 Remarks:  The cornerstone for the new Capitol was laid in 1906. Frank M. Andrews was the Capitol architect. The north entrance pediment was designed by Charles Niehaus and executed by Peter A. Rossack. The pediment cost $40,000. IAS files contain excerpt from John H. Kleber, ed., "The Kentucky Encyclopedia," Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky, 1992; and Frank M. Kavanaugh's "Kentucky's New State Capitol," c. 1933. IAS files also contain articles from Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY), Feb. 1, 1993, Oct. 1994, and Kentucky Explorer, Nov. 1990, pg. 24. The Capitol and pediment were cleaned around 1993-1994 by Mid-Continental Restoration (Murfreesboro, TN). The cleaning included replacing two broken fingers on the Lady of Kentucky. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky survey, 1994. Office of Historic Properties, Berry Hill Mansion, 1990. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 65750007   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65750007 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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