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    Bank of Italy Building, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Morgan, Walls & Clements, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Bank of Italy Building, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1924.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Terra cotta.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Terra cotta sculptural elements decorate the facade of a building. High-relief female heads with long hair wearing olive branch wreaths decorate the keystones of windows on the building. A medallion in low-relief features a figure on a rearing horse. The figure and horse are light colored; the background of the medallion is a muted orange. A low-relief panel features two kneeling nude figures holding a garland of ribbons and flowers between them. The figures are light colored; the background is a muted orange.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Head
    Equestrian
    Figure group -- Nude
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Ventura
    Architectural component
    Relief
    Medallion
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Antique Store, 394 East Main, Ventura, California
    Remarks: 
    The building is landmark 38.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
    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 CA002081
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