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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Kurtz, Benjamin T., 1899-1960, sculptor. MacKall, R. McGill, 1889-1982, designer. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Dates:  1931. Dedicated May 11, 1931. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete covered in stucco. Description:  The relief contains images of an eagle (symbolic of patriotism), a seated woman reading a book (representing learning), a column (representing architecture); a retort (representing chemistry) and a sailing ship (symbolic of the City's port activities). Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Architecture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Chemistry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Peale Museum, 225 Holliday Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Provenance:  Gift of Baltimore Gas & Electric Company, Baltimore, Maryland Remarks:  The pediment relief was designed by R. McGill Mackall, who drew the cartoon, and Benjamin T. Kurtz, who modeled the sculpture. It was created in 1931 as part of the restoration and reopening of the museum of Rembrandt Peale, the Municipal Museum of Baltimore. The Wedgewood style relief, with white figures against a dark background, is a copy from the 1814 period of the original opening of the museum. IAS files contain clippings from: The Sun (Baltimore) dated May 12, 1931 and July 27, 1931. For further reading see: H. Naylor's "Public Monuments and Sculpture in Baltimore." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1996. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 75006346   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75006346 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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