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Roman Column, (sculpture). Artist:  Kramer, Karl, sculptor. Title:  Roman Column, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Augsburg Roman Column Replica, (sculpture). Dates:  1979. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone on a concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 16 ft. x 4 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 63 x 58 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on base:) DEDICATED JULY 1979/HERE STANDS A REPLICA OF A 2000/YEAR OLD ROMAN COLUMN GIVEN BY/DAYTON'S SISTER CITY. AUSBURG,/GERMANY, IN HONOR OF THE 200th/BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES./IN EXCHANGE, A STATUE FOUNTAIN/WAS, PRESENTED TO AUGSBURG AND/ERECTED OCTOBER, 1979, FOR ITS/2000th BIRTHDAY. unsigned Description:  A four-side carved stone column, set on a two-tiered base, itself set on a concrete platform. The column is topped with a decorated gable and pinecone finial. The proper right side of the column depicts four people seated at a table and carved food symbols. The proper left side depicts a standing draped figure and a box. The front depicts four standing draped figures holding different objects; the back side has no carvings. On the lower front of the column, Latin inscriptions and four symbols of unknown meaning are carved. Subject:  Figure group Object -- Foodstuff Object -- Furniture -- Chair Object -- Furniture -- Table Ethnic -- Roman Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Dayton, Commissioners, 101 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402 Located Courthouse Square, Third & Main Streets, Dayton, Ohio Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of the Journal Herald (Dayton, OH), March 14, 1979 and Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH), Nov. 14, 1979. The sculpture, a replica of an ancient Roman column, was an exchange gift to the City of Dayton from its sister city Augsburg, Germany. The idea for the exchange originated with the Soroptimist International Association of Dayton, a group of women executives who raised nearly $40,000 for project. Dayton artist Ted Gantz was commissioned to create the exchange piece -- a Daedalus fountain -- to send to Augsburg. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1992. Journal Herald (Dayton, OH), March 14, 1979. Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH), Nov. 14, 1979. Illustration:  Image on file. Journal Herald (Dayton, OH), March 14, 1979. 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 OH000018   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000018 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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