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(Forrest County Agricultural High School Reliefs), (sculpture). Artist:  Barras, Joseph, sculptor. Hunt, R. H., architect. Crymes, T. P., contractor. Title:  (Forrest County Agricultural High School Reliefs), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Home Science, (sculpture). Agriculture, (sculpture). Dates:  Building completed 1912. Reliefs possibly added 1929. Digital Reference:  Dimensions:  3 reliefs. Each: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 4 ft. Inscription:  (On left panel:) HOME/SCIENCE (On right panel:) AGRICULTURE (On center panel:) FORREST COUNTY/AGRICULTURAL/HIGH SCHOOL unsigned Description:  Three bas-reliefs installed on the facade of the high school depict scenes relating to domestic and agricultural sciences. The "Home Science" panel includes a woman dressed in Classical robes carrying a water jug on her proper right hip. Trees, a house with fence and sun make up the background. Chicken with chicks, cat and wagon wheel appear in the foreground. The "Agriculture" panel shows a bearded male figure in a toga holding an hour glass on his proper right knee. The figure stands against a tree with the sun's rays shining from the upper right corner. A barn and silo appear in the background. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Figure group Dress -- Historic -- Classical Dress Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Brooklyn Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Forrest County Agricultural High School, 215 Old Highway 49 E, P. O. Box 9, Brooklyn, Mississippi 39425 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory Cataloger. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi 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 MS000348   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MS000348 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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