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(Latchis Building Pediment Sculpture), (sculpture). Artist:  Mason & Haynes, architectural firm. T. H. Bergeron, contractor. Title:  (Latchis Building Pediment Sculpture), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Dec. 19, 1928. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 x 20 x 2 ft. Description:  A high relief sculpture containing thirteen Classical figures decorates the front pediment of the Latchis Theatre. The figures decrease in size moving towards each end of the pediment. In the center, a female in full-length drapery is seated on a throne-like chair, her hair pulled away from her face. A mask rests next to her on the proper right arm of the chair. To her proper right the figures are, moving away from the center: a robed, helmeted female with a shield attached to her proper left wrist and a spear in her proper right hand; a standing draped female with a spear, next to a nude male holding a spear in his proper right hand; a seated female with a spear; and a reclining male armed with a club. In the corner are several horses' heads. To her proper left the figures are, moving away from the center: a standing female carrying a book against her body with her proper left arm; a draped standing figure with a spear; a partially nude male with a shield at his rear; a seated female with a spear; and in the corner, two females reclining. Subject:  Figure group Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Dress -- Accessory -- Shield Dress -- Costume -- Mask Object -- Weapon -- Club Object -- Weapon -- Spear Object -- Written Matter -- Book Animal -- Horse Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Claremont Pediment Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Latchis Realty Trust, c/o Zagaris Realty, 96 Pleasant Street, P. O. Box 533, Claremont, New Hampshire 03743 Located Latchis Theater, 55 Pleasant Street, Claremont, New Hampshire Remarks:  The Latchis Theatre was designed by the architectural firm of Mason & Haynes of Fitchburg, New Hampshire, and built under the direction of T. H. Bergeron. The building was dedicated Dec. 19, 1928. IAS files contain a related excerpt from "New Life For Historic Claremont, Renewing the Downtown," Claremont Community Development Office, June 1980, pg. 2, 46; and related articles from the Claremont Daily Eagle, Dec. 20, 1928; and Jan. 31, 1930. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994. 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 NH000371   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000371 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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