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Allegorical Friezes, (sculpture). Artist:  Keck, Charles, 1875-1951, sculptor. Lee, Edward B., architect. Palmer, Hornbostel & Jones, architectural firm. Title:  Allegorical Friezes, (sculpture). Other Titles:  City-County Building Friezes, (sculpture). Dates:  1915-1916. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone. Dimensions:  2 friezes. Each frieze: approx. 6 x 25 x 1 ft. Description:  Each frieze depicts half nude, seated, classical, allegorical figures which in one frieze flank the seal of the City of Pittsburgh and in the other flank the seal of Allegheny County. The male figure on left of the seal of Pittsburgh represents industry and labor, with gears, anvil, and hammer. The female figure on right of the seal of Pittsburgh holds tablets which presumably contain written laws built on knowledge and enlightenment, signified by lamp and books at her feet. The male figure on the left of the Allegheny County seal rests against shafts of wheat and the female figure on the right holds a variety of fruits. Garlands of laurel and oak surround the central seal on both friezes. Subject:  Figure group -- Nude Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Other -- Thought Object -- Tool -- Anvil Object -- Tool -- Hammer Object -- Foliage -- Oak Object -- Foliage -- Laurel Object -- Furniture -- Lamp Object -- Written Matter -- Book Object Type:  Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 611 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Located City-County Building, Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 85. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0169, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 124. 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 64480054   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480054 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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