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The New York Stock Exchange Pediment, (sculpture). Artist:  Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910, sculptor. Bartlett, Paul Wayland, 1865-1925, sculptor. Post, George Browne, 1837-1913, architect. Piccirilli, Getulio, carver. Title:  The New York Stock Exchange Pediment, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Integrity Protecting the Works of Man, (sculpture). Dates:  Original marble modeled 1901-1904. 1936. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Pediment figures: sheet copper coated with white lead. Dimensions:  Pediment: H. 16 ft. x W. 110 ft. Inscription:  J. Q. ADAMS WARD signed Description:  Pediment consists of 11 figures. The central figure is Integrity, a classically robed female figure wearing a winged cap and standing on a stepped base. She stretches both of her arms outward with clenched fists. At her feet are two naked children who sit on either side of her base. One child reads a book and the other examines a grain hamper. Figures representing the "works of man" are positioned on either side of Integrity. To her proper right is the symbol of Mechanical Production depicted by a nude male figure who holds a gear shift with his proper right hand and a gear with his proper left hand. Next to him is male figure who symbolizes International Trade. He stands with his proper right hand resting on a ship's wheel. Next to him is a group of two male figures, one reclining and one kneeling, studying some charts. These two figures represent Realizing Intelligence and Science. On the other side of Integrity are figures representing the "works of man" which relate to gifts of the earth. The first figure to Integrity's proper left is a nude male who walks bent over under the weight of a sack he's carrying on his back. In the background is a relief of wheat sheaths. Standing next to him is a female dressed in a skirt, blouse, and kerchief. In her proper right hand she holds a distaff. These two figures represent Agriculture. Next to them is a group of two nude males, both crouching to examine a rock. These two figures representMining. At each corner of the pediment is a wave which symbolizes the influence of the Stock Exchange which stretches from sea to sea. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Quality -- Virtue Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology Object Type:  Pediment Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by New York Stock Exchange, Archives, 18 Broad Street at Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 Located New York Stock Exchange, 18 Broad Street at Wall Street, Pediment, New York, New York 10005 Remarks:  In 1936, the original marble figures were replaced with lead coated copper replicas and the original marble figures were destroyed. The fabricator of these copper replacements is unknown. The architect of the building, George Post, designed the original pediment which cost 57,000 dollars. The original pediment figures were executed by John Quincy Adams Ward who was assisted by Paul Wayland Bartlett. Getulio Piccirilli was the stone carver who translated the original models into marble. For related information see Buck, James F., "The New York Stock Exchange, Essex, CT: Greenwich Publishing Group, 1992. IAS files contain a copy of the black and white image which appears in Buck's publication and it is filed with the SOS survey questionnaire. Related information can also be found in "Old Time Craftsmanship in Copper Statuary," Sheet Metal Worker, (Oct. 1936): pg. 540; "Stock Exchange Statuary of Copper - Masterpieces of Crafts-Manship," Bulletin of the Copper and Brass Research Association (August 1937): pg. 4-5; Stargard, William and Marjorie Pearson, "New York Stock Exchange Building," Landmarks Preservation Commission, Designation List 181, LP-1529, July 9, 1985. IAS files contain a detailed description of the pediment provided by SOS volunteers. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 26. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5124, 1989. Monumental News, June 1903, pg. 376. Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 112. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Bronx Times, July 15, 1999, pg. 7. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 26. 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 77006222   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006222 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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