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    		• Hornbostel, Henry,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Life
     
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    		• Figure group -- Male
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Door
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Elevator Doors, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hornbostel, Henry, designer.
    Title: 
    Elevator Doors, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1915-1916.
    Medium: 
    Painted metal.
    Description: 
    Circular triptychs with images of the infant man progressing to the adult man. Also depicted are the architectural histories of the city of Pittsburgh and its county buildings.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Life
    Figure group -- Male
    Allegory -- Place -- Pittsburgh
    Object Type: 
    Door
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    City of Pittsburgh, Department of Parks & Recreation, 400 City-County Building, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219
    Remarks: 
    It is possible, given the use of allegory in the infant-to-manhood representations, that Charles Keck, who designed the building's exterior allegorical frieze, did the doors as well, although the style is dissimilar to his.
    References: 
    Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983.
    Illustration: 
    Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 128.
    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 64480063
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