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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Milles, Carl,     Gehron, William,     Ross, Sydney,     Brunner, Arnold,     Figure group     History -- United States     Occupation -- Industry     Occupation -- Industry     Occupation -- Labor     Occupation -- Farm     Occupation -- Farm     Occupation -- Farm     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg     Relief     Door     Sculpture

Doors of Agriculture and Industry, (sculpture). Artist:  Milles, Carl, 1875-1955, sculptor. Gehron, William, architect. Ross, Sydney, architect. Brunner, Arnold, architect. Title:  Doors of Agriculture and Industry, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Milles Bronze Doors, (sculpture). Dates:  1938. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  12 doors. Each: approx. 12 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On north entrance doors, lower proper left of each door:) Carl Milles 1938 (On north entrance doors, beside corresponding relief panels:) ANTHRACITE COLLIERY/SIGNALS/DEEP IN THE MINE/COAL MINING/COAL BORER/ANTHRACITE LOADING/SIGNALS/WARM DAMP/COAL AND DARK/COAL MINING/STEAM SHOVE (sic)/LADLE/WATCHING HEAT/INGOT LIFTED BY TONGS/GIANT FORCE/BLAST FURNACE/ROLLING MILL/UP IN THE AIR/COLLIER/STREAM LINER/DERRICK AND SWIVEL/DRILL AND CABLEDRUM/SETTING THE DRILL/CRUDE OIL TANKS/DISTRIBUTION/MOUNTAIN OF SAND/BLOWING A FLASK/GLASS CYLINDER AND CRADLE/POLISHING PROCESS (On south entrance doors, beside corresponding relief panel:) RAIN/LORD TOLD US TO CREATE NOT DESTROY/CLEARING THE LAND/TOO BEAUTIFUL TO DESTROY/THE VIRGIN PENNSYLVANIAN/SUN/HARROWING/RAKING CLODS/PLOWING/RAIN/SUNNY YOUTH/THE FARMER PRAYS FOR GOOD HARVEST/HE IS PLANTING APPLE TREES/THE BIRDS DISTURBED/SUN/VEGETABLES/AND SHE IS PRAYING TOO/NOON/PLANTING POTATOES/POTATOE HARVEST/HARVEST TIME/CUTTING WHEAT/HUNGRY/CHICKY/A GOOD BOY/THE CROW THINKS IT IS STRANGE/THAT THE BIG STRONG BOYS FREEDOM/IS DEPENDING ON A ROPE/THE HAPPY FAMILY/HARVEST FINISHED/APPLES RIPE/BINDING WHEAT/FRIENDS/HAYRAKE/A NEW FAMILY signed Description:  Six sets of bronze double doors, three each for the north and south entrance to a building. Each door (twelve total) features a series of five square relief panels. The panels are arranged vertically on the front face of the doors. The panels on the doors on the north entrance feature scenes of industrial happenings in the state of Pennsylvania, including glass blowing, coal mining, construction and labor. The panels on the doors on the south entrance feature agricultural scenes from Pennsylvania. Some of the panels are sculpted in bas-relief; some in high relief. Subject:  Figure group History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Occupation -- Industry -- Mining Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing Occupation -- Labor Occupation -- Farm -- Dairy Occupation -- Farm -- Harvesting Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg Relief Door Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of General Services, 18th Street & Herr Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120 Located Finance Building, North and South entrances, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The doors were commissioned by Gehron, architect of the Pennsylvania State Finance Building. The south entrance doors were restored in 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001683   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001683 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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