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N. W. Ayer Building, (sculpture). Artist:  Kelly, J. Wallace, 1894-1976, sculptor. Sabatini, Raphael, 1898-1985, sculptor. Bencker, Ralph, architect. Title:  N. W. Ayer Building, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1927-1929. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone. Description:  The N. W. Ayer Building, built for Philadelphia's largest advertising agency, is adorned with imagery both inside and out that conveys the goals and purposes of the advertising industry. Sculpture on the outside of the building includes spandrel reliefs, bronze doors, and eight massive carved figures around the upper floors of the building. The images include the human figure to symbolize the creative mind; an allegorical figure to represent Truth; an open book as the vehicle for advertising; and the winged bird to symbolize the widespread power of advertising. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences Allegory -- Quality -- Truth Animal -- Bird Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  N. W. Ayer Building, 204-212 South 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Remarks:  The sculpture was carved on site by J. Wallace Kelly and Raphael Sabatini who worked with the building's architect, Ralph Bencker. IAS files contain excerpts from Penny Balkin Bach's "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 218; and Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 244-247. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 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 PA001107   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001107 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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