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Fine Arts Building, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, Burt W., 1890-1927, sculptor. Gage, Merrell, 1892-1981, sculptor. Saint-Gaudens, Paul, 1900- , assistant. Saint-Gaudens, Annette Johnson, 1869-1943, assistant. Morgan, Gilbert, assistant. Walker and Eisen, architectural firm. Gladding, McBean & Company, fabricator. Title:  Fine Arts Building, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Architecture, (sculpture). Sculpture, (sculpture). Inspiration, (sculpture). Imagination, (sculpture). Dates:  1926. Dedicated Jan. 18, 1927. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast stone or terra cotta. Inscription:  (Below figure's foot, incised:) SCVLPTVRE (Below figure's foot, incised:) ARCHITECTVRE Description:  Two heroic male figures reclining on an architectural extension of the Fine Arts Building at the third story level. The figures are nude. Each has his head turned to look out over the street. The figure on the left is entitled "Architecture"; the figure on the right is entitled "Sculpture". On the right is a decorative panel with medieval figures and floral motifs symbolizing painting and sculpture, entitled "Inspiration," located on the building's facade between the 10th and 12th floors. On the left is a decorative panel symbolizing writing and music, entitled "Imagination." The sculptures are cast stone or terra cotta. Subject:  Figure male -- Nude Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Architecture Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Sculpture Allegory -- Other -- Imagination Object -- Flower Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Fine Arts Building, 811 West Seventh Street, Los Angeles, California 90017 Remarks:  Walker & Eisen served as architects for the building; Gladding, McBean & Company fabricated the terra cotta exterior. Johnson sculpted the two heroic figures. He was assisted by Gage, Paul and Annette Saint-Gauden, and Morgan. There is a discrepancy regarding the media of the sculpture. SOS! survey reports media as cast stone; related articles state media is terra cotta. The Fine Arts Building has also been known as the Signal Oil Building. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Los Angeles Times, Dec. 12, 1926; Shapes of Clay, Vol. II, no. 11, Dec. 1926; and The Skyscraper, Vol. II, no. 10, Dec. 1926. IAS files contain copies of related Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Downtown Public Art inventory form and excerpt from the CRA's "Public Art in Downtown", 1985, pg. 67. References:  Johnson, Harvey W., 2002. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. 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 CA001318   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001318 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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