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(Bank of Las Vegas Stone Entry and Columns), (sculpture). Artist:  Rapp, Ira, architect. Rapp, W. M., architect. Rapp and Rapp, architectural firm. Title:  (Bank of Las Vegas Stone Entry and Columns), (sculpture). Dates:  1921-1922. Digital Reference:  Medium:  White Missouri sandstone, polished. Description:  Relief elements on the facade of the bank building include garlands and laurel wreaths over the entrances and primary windows. Fluted columns flank the main entrance, with two columns on each side. Subject:  Architecture -- Detail -- Column Object -- Foliage Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Vegas Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Bank of Las Vegas, 622 Douglas, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701 Remarks:  The Bank of Las Vegas (originally First National Bank) constructed the building after absorbing the San Miguel Bank in 1920. The new building was constructed in 1921-1922 after a design by Rapp and Rapp. The sandstone was cut, carved and polished in St. Louis, Missouri; then shipped to Las Vegas where it was assembled by local masons. IAS files contain an excerpt from Chris Wilson's "Architecture and Preservation in Las Vegas II," (Las Vegas C.C.H.P.), pg. 120. 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 NM000504   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000504 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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