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Florida's Historical Heritage, (sculpture). Artist:  Covington, Harrison W., sculptor. Title:  Florida's Historical Heritage, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1972-1974. Dedicated Aug. 1974. Medium:  Cast polyester. Dimensions:  Approx. 32 x 20 x 4 ft. Inscription:  Harrison Covington (On plaque below sculpture:) FLORIDA'S HISTORICAL HERITAGE/THIS WORK OF ART DESIGNED AND CREATED/BY HARRISON COVINGTON OF TAMPA IS A GIFT FROM/THE PEOPLE OF FLORIDA FEDERAL TO THE PEOPLE/OF FLORIDA./SIX CULTURES HAVE ENRICHED THE HISTORY/OF OUR STATE FROM THE EARLY TIMUCAN INDIANS/TO THE PRESENT DAY./AUGUST, 1974 signed Description:  A cross-shaped collage in deep relief of the history of Florida via its inhabitants. There are six sections, each depicting different groups of people who made of the population of Florida throughout its history. These groups include Timucan Indians, a Spanish Conquistador on horseback, French colonists, British colonists and a contemporary family. Each group has the clothing and trappings of their time. Subject:  History -- United States -- Florida Figure group Ethnic -- Indian -- Timucan Ethnic -- Spanish Ethnic -- British Ethnic -- French Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- St. Petersburg Sculpture Owner:  Florida Federal Savings Building, Parking garage, Central Avenue & Third Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida Remarks:  Commissioned by the Florida Federal Savings & Loan Association and located at what was formerly their bank building. IAS files include an article from the St. Petersburg Times, Jan. 18, 1981 and citations to related articles from the St. Petersburg Times, March 20, 1969, pg. 6D; April 26, 1970, pg. 1F; Feb 4, 1971, pg. 3D; July 19, 1974, pg. 1B; and the Evening Independent (Florida), June 19, 1974, pg. 1B. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1993. 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 FL000197   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000197 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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