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    		• Parducci, Corrado Joseph,
     
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    		• Rowland, Wirt,
     
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    		• Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Dress -- Ethnic
     
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    		• Animal -- Lion
     
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    		• Figure male -- Head
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    Michigan National Bank Reliefs, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Parducci, Corrado Joseph, 1900-1981, sculptor.
    Rowland, Wirt, 1878-1946, architect.
    Smith, Hinchman & Grylls Associates, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Michigan National Bank Reliefs, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1926.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Terra cotta or limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    Native American relief: approx. H. 8 ft.; Corbel figure relief: approx. H. 14 1/2 in.
    Description: 
    The facade of the Michigan National Bank is adorned with reliefs that illustrate the early history of the City of Grand Rapids. Images include Native Americans, tomahawks, canoes, pine trees, and native animals. On the corner of the building is a standing figure of a Native American and above him is a lion clutching a shield. Flanking the doorway are corbel figures holding coins.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
    Animal -- Lion
    Figure male -- Head
    Object -- Other -- Money
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Michigan National Bank, 77 Monroe Street, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Grand Rapids Trust Company, 77 Monroe Street, N.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan until early 1940s.
    Remarks: 
    The reliefs were designed for the Grand Rapids Trust Company which owned the building until the early 1940s. Originally the doorway was flanked by two wolverines perched on top of marble columns, but these two reliefs were removed, along with the name of the original bank, by the new owners in the early 1940s.
    References: 
    Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 34.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Grand Rapids," Okemos, Michigan: iota Press, 1980, pg. 34.
    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 87750008
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