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Harris, Julian Hoke,
Watt, J. K.,
Bradbury, A. Thomas,
Slay, R. E.,
Thompson and Street Company,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Figure male -- Full length
Figure female
Animal -- Cattle
Animal -- Deer
Animal -- Bird
Landscape -- Farm
Object -- Fruit
Object -- Fruit
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
(Bas Relief Murals on State Agriculture Building), (sculpture).
Artist:
Harris, Julian Hoke, 1906-1987, sculptor.
Watt, J. K., carver.
Bradbury, A. Thomas, architect.
Slay, R. E., architect.
Thompson and Street Company, contractor.
Title:
(Bas Relief Murals on State Agriculture Building), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1954.
Medium:
Marble.
Dimensions:
2 relief panels. Each relief panel: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 55 in. x 10 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On lower right side edge of each panel:) J.K. WATT CARVER signed
Description:
Flanking the entrance the building are two bas-relief panels, each with a figure turned toward the entrance. On the left panel is a bare-chested man with his proper left knee raised. His proper right arm is wrapped around a calf or deer on his proper right side. He offers the animal food from his cupped proper right hand. There is a bird on the ground by his proper left foot and behind him are corn stalks. On the right panel is a woman in a sheer dress and veil. She holds a peach in her raised proper right hand and grapes in her lowered proper left hand. She is surrounded by fruits and foliage.
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture
Figure male -- Full length
Figure female
Animal -- Cattle
Animal -- Deer
Animal -- Bird
Landscape -- Farm
Object -- Fruit -- Peach
Object -- Fruit -- Grape
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Architectural component
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Georgia, Building Authority, 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Located State Department of Agriculture Building, Flanking entrance, corner of Washington Street & Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia
Remarks:
The architect was A. Thomas Bradbury and R. E. Slay was the associate architect.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000312
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000312
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