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(Bas-Reliefs on Mohawk School), (sculpture). Artist:  Mancuso Brothers, contractor. Title:  (Bas-Reliefs on Mohawk School), (sculpture). Dates:  Installed ca. 1949-1951. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  3 bas-reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 3 ft. Description:  Three bas-relief panels located above the entrance to the Mohawk Central School and set between the second and third story windows. The first panel on the left depicts in the foreground an old train with steam coming from its engine. The middle ground depicts a commercial boat with rigging and steam in a waterway. A log cabin is on the bank. The Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol building, an unidentified building, and mountains are placed in the background. The middle panel contains a globe with North and South America placed atop decorative scroll work and flanked by stylized foliage at its lower level. The panel on the right depicts, in the foreground, a modern train on tracks; in the middle ground, a large ocean liner, and in the background, a cityscape with tall skyscrapers and an airplane flying overhead. Subject:  Cityscape -- District of Columbia -- Washington Architecture -- Civic -- U.S. Capitol Architecture -- Monument -- Obelisk Architecture -- Civic -- Capitol Architecture -- Domestic -- House Landscape -- Mountain Architecture -- Boat -- Riverboat Architecture -- Boat -- Ocean Liner Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane Architecture -- Commercial -- Skyscraper Object -- Other -- Globe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Mohawk Architectural component Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Board of Education, Colonial Plaza, Ilion, New York 13357 Located Mohawk Central School, Grove Street, Mohawk, New York Remarks:  The relief panels were installed between 1949 and 1951, when the school entrance was redesigned as part of new addition construction done by the Mancuso Brothers of Utica. IAS files contain related articles from The Evening Telegram (Herkimer, NY), July 13, 1948 and July 28, 1949. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000460   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000460 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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