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Miss Freedom, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Unknown (Ohio), founder. Miles and Horne, contractor. Edbrooke and Burnham, architectural firm. Title:  Miss Freedom, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1884. Installed 1886. Medium:  Sculpture: painted copper sheet. Dimensions:  Sculpture: Approx. H. 15 ft. (2,000 lbs.). Description:  A female figure representing Freedom stands atop the cupola of the Georgia State Capitol. She holds a lit torch aloft in her proper right hand and a sword in her lowered proper left hand. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Object -- Other -- Torch Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State of Georgia, Georgia Building Authority, 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Located Georgia State Capitol, Capitol Square and Capitol Avenue, atop cupola, Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  The figure was cast by a company in Ohio and was originally intended to adorn Ohio's capitol building. The electric torch that the figure holds burns in memory of Georgia's war dead. It was replaced in 1965 after being damaged by lightning. The sword symbolizes freedom and/or military protection of the state. The Capitol was designed by the architectural firm of Edbrooke and Burnham and built by the construction firm of Miles and Horne. IAS files contain a related excerpt from an informational brochure on the Georgia State Capitol. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994. SOS Assessment Award, 1999. Inventory staff, 2000. 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 GA000106   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000106 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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