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Nebraska State Capitol: North Entrance Panel, (sculpture). Artist:  Goeller, Ervin, sculptor. Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor, 1869-1924, architect. Edward Ardolino Company, carver. Title:  Nebraska State Capitol: North Entrance Panel, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spirit of the Pioneers, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone with gold leaf. Description:  Located above the main entrance of the capitol, the Pioneer panel depicts a wagon being pulled by oxen. There are several people and animals walking along side the wagon. Subject:  History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Object Type:  Architectural component Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Nebraska, Head Historical Architect, 1445 K Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Located Nebraska State Capitol, 1445 K Street, Main entrance facade, Lincoln, Nebraska Remarks:  Work on the "new" capitol (Nebraska's third) began in 1922 and was completed in 1934 at a cost of nearly ten million dollars. Goodhue was the architect of the Capitol. IAS files contain related excerpt from "A Harmony of the Arts: the Nebraska State Capitol," edited by Frederick Luebke, 1990; and excerpts from American Architect, Oct. 1934. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. American Architect, Oct. 1934, pg. 48. 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 NE000228   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000228 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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