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  • Merrell, Robert E.,
     
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  • Humphreys, Marion, Jr.,
     
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  • C. S. Lambie & Company,
     
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  • Mosher Steel Company,
     
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  • Metal Products Co.,
     
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  • Abstract -- Geometric
     
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  • Figure group -- Male
     
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  • Occupation -- Other
     
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  • Equestrian
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Portales
     
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  • Relief
     
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    WPA Courthouse Reliefs, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Merrell, Robert E., architect.
    Humphreys, Marion, Jr., engineer.
    C. S. Lambie & Company, contractor.
    Mosher Steel Company, fabricator.
    Metal Products Co., fabricator.
    Title: 
    WPA Courthouse Reliefs, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1938. Dedicated Jan. 5, 1939.
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    Medium: 
    Ornamental steel, aluminum grills and stone reliefs.
    Description: 
    Series of ornamental pieces on the facade of the courthouse include Art Deco bird designs, a split Tia symbol and a relief of four cowboys on horses.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Figure group -- Male
    Occupation -- Other -- Cowboy
    Equestrian
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Portales
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Roosevelt County Commission, 101 West First Street, Roosevelt County Courthouse, Portales, New Mexico 88130
    Located Roosevelt County Courthouse, 101 West First Street, Portales, New Mexico
    Remarks: 
    The courthouse was constructed as a Works Progress Administration project. IAS files include a WPA certification document which details cost of building materials.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
    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 NM000509
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