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Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Portland Cement Association Safety Trophy, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Medium:  Relief: concrete aggregate; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 80 x 69 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 75 x 26 2/3 in. Inscription:  (On front of relief, incised lettering:) SAFETY FOLLOWS WISDOM (Below:) PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION/SAFETY TROPHY AWARDED/NORTH AMERICAN CEMENT CORPORATION/HOWES CAVE N.Y. PLANT-FOR A/PERFECT SAFETY RECORD IN/1930 (On brass plaque at bottom:) Interknitting, Ltd. Description:  A relief featuring an allegorical, nude male and female in proper right profile. They are depicted from the waist up. The figures overlap slightly. The female wears a Roman style, plumed helmet. A cloth drapes from one raised hand to the other behind her back. She holds a burning oil lamp in her proper left hand at eye-level and a tablet behind her in her proper right hand. The male carries a cog against his chest with his bent proper right arm. At the top of the relief, the number 2000 is carved out in individual numbers. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Allegory -- Quality -- Temperance Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Object -- Furniture -- Lamp Object -- Written Matter Object -- Other -- Wheel Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Cobleskill Relief Award Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Interknitting, South Grand Street, P. O. Box 99, Cobleskill, New York 12043 Located Mineral Springs & Grand Street, Cobleskill, New York Provenance:  Formerly located North American Cement Corporation, Howes Cave, New York Remarks:  The relief was awarded to the North American Cement Corporation of Howes Cave, New York by the Portland Cement Association for a perfect safety record in 1930. The relief was originally located at the corporation's plant in Howes Cave. At some point, it was moved to Interknitting, Ltd. in Cobleskill. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Accident Prevention Magazine XVII (First Quarter 1931): pg. 3-7+. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY001145   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001145 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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