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    		• Samford, Edward Field, Jr.,
     
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    		• Warren, William Tillman,
     
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    		• Nesselroth, Sigmund,
     
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    		• Warren, Knight and Davis,
     
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    		• Roman Bronze Works,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Nude
     
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    		• Allegory -- Element
     
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    		• Landscape -- Weather
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Birmingham
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Electra, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Samford, Edward Field, Jr., 1886-1951, sculptor.
    Warren, William Tillman, architect.
    Nesselroth, Sigmund, 1894-1965, architect.
    Warren, Knight and Davis, architectural firm.
    Roman Bronze Works, founder.
    Title: 
    Electra, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Divinity of Light, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1925. Installed May 10, 1926.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Cast bronze, gilded.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 16 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 3 ft. (4000 lbs.)
    Description: 
    Full-length nude female figure standing on top of roof of a public utility building. Figure's head is turned to proper left; she wears a crown of lightning bolts. Figure holds a sheaf of lightning bolts in both hands; proper left arm is raised above head; proper right arm is bent at the elbow, shoulder high. Figure stands on toes with legs together.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Nude
    Allegory -- Element -- Energy
    Landscape -- Weather -- Lightning
    Object Type: 
    Architectural component
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Birmingham
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Alabama Power Company, 600 West 18th Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35291
    Remarks: 
    Incoming SOS! report indicated that sculpture was loosely modeled after "Diana" on top of Madison Square Garden. William Warren was responsible for the inclusion of the sculpture into the overall design of the building; Sigmund Nesselroth was the principal architect. IAS files contain related articles from Magic City News, January 1985, pg. 16; Alabama Power Company, Powergrams, July 1925, pg. 10-11; July 1926, pg. 16-17, 27; and pamphlet, "In Celebration of the Restoration of Alabama Power Company's 1925 Tower."
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
    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 AL000029
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