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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Dwinell, Dwight,     Mead, Larkin Goldsmith,     Bancroft, Dean,     Yeaton, Gordon,     Henkel, Johann,     Figure female -- Full length     Object -- Foliage     Object -- Written Matter     Copy     Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Montpelier     Sculpture

Agriculture, (sculpture). Artist:  Dwinell, Dwight, sculptor. Mead, Larkin Goldsmith, 1835-1910, sculptor. (copy after) Bancroft, Dean, carver. Yeaton, Gordon, carver. Henkel, Johann, carver. (copy after) Title:  Agriculture, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Ceres, (sculpture). Dates:  1938. Dedicated Sept. 22, 1938. Medium:  Ponderosa pine on a wood base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 14 ft. Base: approx. H. 7 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Standing draped female figure holding a sheaf of wheat in her proper left hand and a scroll in her proper right hand. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Object -- Foliage -- Wheat Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object Type:  Copy Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Montpelier Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Vermont, Department of State Buildings, 2 Aiken Avenue, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Located Vermont State House, Dome, Montpelier, Vermont 05602 Remarks:  The original sculpture was done in 1858 by Larkin Goldsmith Mead and carved by Johann Henkel. It was thrown in the town dump, except for the head which was given to the Bennington Museum and one hand which belongs to the Vermont Historical Society in Montpelier, VT. IAS files contain pages from Daniel Robbins' "The Vermont Statehouse, A History & Guide," N.p. 1980, pg. 90, 123-125, discussing the original piece and the replica. The replica was carved by Dwight Dwinell with help from Dean Bancroft and Gordon Yeaton. This statue is a replica of a gilded wood statue designed by Larkin Mead and carved by Johann Henkel in 1858. In 1938, Mead's work was removed from its perch atop the dome because of dry rot. Then Sergeant-at-Arms, Dwight Dwinnel came up with the idea of carving a copy. He carved the head; local carvers Dean Bancroft and Gordon Yeaton carved the body. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1993. Robbins, Daniel, "The Vermont Statehouse, A History & Guide," N.p. 1980, pg. 90, 123-125. Illustration:  Robbins, Daniel, "The Vermont Statehouse, A History & Guide," N.p. 1980, pg. 125. 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 VT000224   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000224 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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