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Electricity, (sculpture). Artist:  Longman, Evelyn Beatrice, 1874-1954, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Electricity, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Genius of Electricity, (sculpture). Golden Boy, (sculpture). Spirit of Communication, (sculpture). Spirit of Communications, (sculpture). Dates:  1914-1916. Installed Oct. 1916. Relocated 1983. Relocated 1992. Relocated July 2009. Medium:  Gilded bronze. Dimensions:  H. approx. 30 ft. Inscription:  EVELYN BEATRICE LONGMAN/FECIT/1915 signed Description:  A winged nude male standing on a ball. His left arm is extended straight into the air, and he holds three lightning bolts in that hand. Wrapped around his body and grasped in his right hand is a long thick electrical cord. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology Fantasy -- Winged Being Figure male -- Nude Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Lobby, Dallas, Texas Provenance:  Formerly located American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 195 Broadway, Roof, New York, New York 1916-1983. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Madison Avenue, Lobby, New York, New York 1983-1992. American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 295 North Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 1992. Remarks:  Longman won the commission in 1914 to design the sculpture for the William Welles Bosworth (architect) building at 195 Broadway. The sculpture originally stood atop the 29-story building and became a symbol of the AT&T corporation. After 1938, it was known as "The Spirit of Communication" and was nicknamed "Golden Boy." Beginning in 1938, the image of the sculpture appeared on telephone directories for 20-30 years. When AT&T moved to Madison Avenue in 1983, the sculpture moved with them and was placed in the six-story lobby of the building. And, when the company moved in 1992 to Basking Ridge, New Jersey, the sculpture once again moved with them and was placed indoors. In July 2009, the sculpture was relocated to the company's refurbished downtown Dallas headquarters. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Samu, Margaret, 2002. New York Times (Oct. 28, 2001), pg. AR-35. Oslin, George P., "The Story of Telecommunications," Macon: Mercer University Press, 1992. Dallas Morning News, Illustration:  New York Times (Oct. 28, 2001), pg. AR-35. Oslin, George P., "The Story of Telecommunications," Macon: Mercer University Press, 1992, cover. Rabetz, Marilyn and Walter, "Evelyn Beatrice Longman Batchelder Exhibition," Windsor, CT: Richmond Art Center of Loomis Chaffee School, 1993, pg. 36. 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 77002390   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77002390 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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