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Flag Pole, (sculpture). Artist:  Swartwout, Egerton, designer. Menconi, Raffaelle, 1877-1942, modeler. Jno. Williams, Inc., founder. Title:  Flag Pole, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Flagpole: bronze; Base: marble and cement. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. x 5 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 11 in. x 13 ft. 11 in. x 13 ft. 11 in. Inscription:  JNO. WILLIAMS INC. N.Y. unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  Two flagpoles placed symmetrically in front of Capitol building. The poles stand 50 feet tall and are set in cement foundations surrounded by marble. The bases are bronze and are nine feet in height. Decorative reliefs on base include: the Missouri State seal, an American eagle and representations of the four seasons. Subject:  Emblem -- Seal Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Allegory -- Season Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Jefferson City Flagstaff Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Missouri, Office of Administration, Division of Facilities Management, 301 West High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Located Missouri State Capitol, Grounds, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101 Remarks:  The flagpole bases were designed by Egerton Swartwout and modeled by Raffaele Menconi. IAS files contain clipping from Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, MO), Dec. 11, 1985. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1994. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed. Illustration:  Image on file. Missouri Capitol Commission Board, "The Missouri State Capitol," 1983 rev. ed., (Pickard: Report of the Capitol Decoration Commission: pg. 45). 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 27620013   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 27620013 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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