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Cooper, Alice,
Eames, William E.,
Eames & Young,
Figure group -- Female
Allegory
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
(United States Customs House Figures), (sculpture).
Artist:
Cooper, Alice, b. 1888, sculptor.
Eames, William E., 1859-1915, architect.
Eames & Young, architectural firm.
Title:
(United States Customs House Figures), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1911.
Medium:
Building is made of Raymond granite and sculpture appears to be made of same material.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 13 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. x 25 ft. 8 in.
Description:
"Sculpture is on top of U.S. Customs House facing east. Two neoclassical female figures flank a central oval medallion with stars and stripes. Figure on proper left holds a staff with two snakes coiled around it in her proper left arm. Figure on proper right holds a two-handled vase in her proper right arm. Both figures are looking down and are wearing long, classical-style tunics. Figure on proper right has her proper left arm resting on the center medallion and her proper left leg extended."
"Figure on proper left has proper right arm resting on medallion and proper right leg extended. The center medallion has shell-like elements at sides and on top and bottom. There is a garland-like element of leafy designs at the base of the medallion. There are wreath motifs on either side of the base."
Subject:
Figure group -- Female
Allegory
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Francisco
Sculpture
Owner:
United States Customs House, 555 Battery Street, San Francisco, California
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
File on United States Customs house with historical newspaper articles in San Francisco Historical Library at Main Branch of San Francisco Library. Building was dedicated in 1911.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
American Architecture Magazine, Sept. 24, 1913, Issue 1970.
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 CA000051
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000051
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