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(Courthouse Reliefs), (sculpture). Artist:  Mahood, Sallie Lee, 1864-1953, designer. Mahood, Alexander Blount, b. 1888, architect. Title:  (Courthouse Reliefs), (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 37 ft. Inscription:  S.L. Mahood signed Description:  Two relief panels depicting a timeline of West Virginia history, from early settlement to the 1930's. The scenes overlap one another and are arranged in chronological order from left to right. Starting from the left, the relief depicts: a bear with two Native Americans; a hunting scene with two men in period clothing and a deer with antlers; a pioneer scene with a woman standing in front of a covered wagon; a construction scene with a man in the foreground kneeling and picking up a log to add to a partially constructed log building; two Native Americans (one holding a long-handled weapon above his head, the other running between two horses); a barefoot farmer and his plow; cattle and sheep representing the livestock trade in West Virginia; an underground coal mining scene with three miners; a man dressed in overalls and cap (standing in front of a train wheel); three stone masons; a period automobile; and the head of a propeller plane, with aviator standing in front. Subject:  History -- United States -- West Virginia History -- United States -- Westward Expansion Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Ethnic -- Indian Occupation -- Hunter Architecture exterior -- Domestic -- Cottage Animal -- Horse Animal -- Bear Occupation -- Farm -- Animal Husbandry Occupation -- Farm -- Harvesting Occupation -- Industry -- Lumber Occupation -- Industry -- Construction Occupation -- Transportation -- Pilot Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Princeton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Mercer County, Mercer County Clerk, Mercer County Courthouse, Princeton Avenue, Princeton, West Virginia 24740 Located Mercer County Courthouse, Princeton Avenue & Walker Street, North and south facades, Princeton, West Virginia 24740 Remarks:  The reliefs, which flank the north and south entrances, are identical. The reliefs were carved from a painting by Sallie Lee Mahood, mother of the architect, Alexander Blount Mahood. IAS files contain a related article from Hedrick, Charles B., "Official Blue Book of Mercer County, West Virginia," Mercer County Blue Book Association, 1931. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. Hedrick, Charles B., "Official Blue Book of Mercer County, West Virginia," Mercer County Blue Book Association, 1931. 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 WV000119   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000119 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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