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(Mercury and Two Allegorical Figures), (sculpture). Artist:  Saunders, Henry M., sculptor. Bohlen, August C., architect. Title:  (Mercury and Two Allegorical Figures), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1896-1897 (?). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: limestone; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 70 in. x 53 in.; Base: 45 x 74 x 59 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Figure of Mercury with winged helmet and sandals crouched behind two seated female figures. The figure to his proper right has a cogwheel beneath her proper right hand. The figure to his proper left has what appears to be a windlass at her proper left. Both seated figures are barefoot and wear draped gowns. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Mercury Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Figure group Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis Sculpture Owner:  INB Financial Corporation, One Indiana Square, East side, 100 north block of Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, Indiana 46266 Provenance:  Formerly located Indiana National Bank Building, Intersection of Virginia Avenue and South Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, Indiana 1897-1970. Remarks:  Originally located atop the Indiana National Bank Building, designed by August C. Bohlen, which was razed in 1970. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000258   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000258 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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