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Engineering & Research, (sculpture). Artist:  Horn, Milton, 1906-1995, sculptor. Title:  Engineering & Research, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Research & Engineering, (sculpture). Dates:  1954-1955. Medium:  Reliefs: terra cotta. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 5 ft. x 7 ft. x 10 in. Inscription:  Milton Horn 1955 signed Description:  Two reliefs on the west side of the entrance to the building. Engineering is represented by the figures of two male engineers seated at a drafting table scrutinizing the skeleton of an animal. A male machinist translates the designs in the foreground. There are various wheels and gears behind him and piled on the floor in front of him. Research is represented by three scientists. In the foreground, a male agronomist is crouching by plant examining its fruit. Nearby, a male chemist seated at a lab table holds a test tube up to examine it. A woman biologist or botanist sits across from him with a microscope positioned in front of her. Under the table there is a box with two mice in it. Subject:  Animal -- Mouse Occupation -- Science -- Chemist Occupation -- Science -- Botanist Occupation -- Industry -- Engineering Occupation -- Science -- Biologist Occupation -- Science -- Agronomist Object -- Other -- Microscope Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Winthrop Management, 4848 North Winthrop, Chicago, Illinois 60617 Located Continental Apartments, 1200 West 76th Street, Facade, Chicago, Illinois Provenance:  Formerly located Continental Can Research and Development Plant No. 6, 1350 West 76th Street, Facade, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  Riedy's "Chicago Sculpture," contains an image of only the relief entitled "Research." The Continental Appartments were formerly the Continental Can Research and Development Plant. References:  Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 80. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 80. 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 87820119   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87820119 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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