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(Eiseman Building Facade), (sculpture). Artist:  Downing, Walter I., designer. Finch-Heery, architectural firm. Title:  (Eiseman Building Facade), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Eiseman Clothing Building Facade, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1901. Reinstalled ca. 1980. Medium:  Facade: terra cotta, brick, wood, and limestone; Wall: concrete and granite. Dimensions:  Each caryatid: approx. H. 10 ft. x D. 1 ft.; Wall: approx. 32 x 64 x 1 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A facade divided into three sections by three arches of blocked windows and two columns topped with caryatids. The facade is also divided into two horizontal parts with a geometric ornament. The caryatids are two identical female figures, nude above the waist. Their hands are raised above their heads and they hold hollow-shaped crowns. The rest of the ornament is a floral relief. The top of the pilasters are decorated with vaults and masks, ornamental medallions hanging from the mouths of the masks. The facade is mounted on a wall. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Architecture -- Detail -- Caryatid Architecture -- Detail -- Pilaster Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry Dress -- Costume -- Mask Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  MARTA, Architecture Branch, Engineering Division, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia Located Five Points Station, Facade above concourse & east/west platform levels, Atlanta, Georgia Provenance:  Formerly located Eiseman Clothing Building, Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  The facade was taken from the 1901 Eiseman Clothing Building, a Victorian business of early Atlanta that was located on the same site as the Five Points Station, but was torn down to make way for it. The Eiseman Clothing Building was a strong example of Renaissance Revival architecture. Walter I. Downing designed the facade in 1901. Finch-Heery is the architect of the Five Points Station where the facade was reinstalled around 1980. IAS files contain a related section from the "MARTA Station Art Book," 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994. Illustration:  MARTA Station Art Book, 1989. 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 GA000305   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000305 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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