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Eagle, (sculpture). Artist:  Clodius F. Legrand and Sons, sculptor. Title:  Eagle, (sculpture). Dates:  1797. Medium:  Mahogany. Dimensions:  H. 96 in. Description:  Pediment is filled with a relief of an eagle with its wings spread standing on top of a globe. It clutches a shield adorned with thirteen stars and thirteen stripes in his proper left claw. A bunch of arrows sticks out of the top of the shield and an olive branch rests below. To the proper right of the eagle is a cornucopia filled with fruits and vegetables. To the proper left of the eagle is a branch covered with oak leaves. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Object -- Fruit Object -- Vegetable Object -- Foliage -- Olive Branch Object -- Foliage -- Oak Object -- Other -- Cornucopia Object -- Other -- Globe Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Administered by Independence National Historical Park, 313 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 Located First Bank of the United States, 120 South 3rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania References:  Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 19. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 24-25. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 19. 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 88320003   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88320003 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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