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Eagles at Best Products Corporate Headquarters, (sculpture). Artist:  Chambellan, Rene Paul, 1893-1955, sculptor. Title:  Eagles at Best Products Corporate Headquarters, (sculpture). Dates:  1940. Relocated 1978. Reinstalled 1980. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculptures: limestone, steel and glass with concrete backing; Bases: limestone with concrete surround. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each sculpture: approx. 10 x 15 x 13 ft.; Each base: approx. 2 x 1 x 14 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on inside of northernmost eagle:) The limestone eagles were created by Rene Chambellan in 1940/for the top of the Airlines Terminal Building, Park Avenue and/42nd Street, New York. The architect of the building was John/Peterkin./When the building was demolished in 1978 for the new/headquarters of Philip Morris Inc., the eagles were dismantled/and transported to Richmond. They were reinstalled at the Best/Products Co., Inc. corporate headquarters building in 1980. unsigned Description:  Two identical Art Deco style limestone eagles flank an entrance walkway. Each has a concrete slab backing and supports a light fixture (20 feet tall). Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Best Products, Corporate Headquarters, Parhsam Road at I-95, Richmond, Virginia 23227 Provenance:  Formerly located Airlines Terminal Building, Park Avenue & 42nd Street, on top of building, New York, New York 1940-1978. Remarks:  The eagles were created in 1940 for the Airlines Terminal Building in New York City. When the building was demolished in 1978, the eagles were dismantled. In 1980, they were reinstalled at their Best Products in Richmond. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia 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 VA000465   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000465 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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