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(Building Reliefs), (sculpture). Artist:  Harris, Julian Hoke, 1906-1987, sculptor. Smith, F. P., architect. Title:  (Building Reliefs), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1951. Medium:  Limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 90 in. x W. 53 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two bas-relief limestone panels on either side of the main entrance to a building. Each panel consists of a tall central male figure flanked by five smaller male figures. The central figure on the right panel wears a cap and gown and holds a diploma in his hands. On his proper left is an artist and a robed figure with a globe. The central figure on the left panel wears trousers and is bare chested. He holds a wrench in his proper left hand and a hoe in his proper right hand. The smaller figures on the figure's proper right are engaged in welding and casting metal; the figures on the proper left are engaged in farming and agriculture. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Occupation -- Education -- Student Occupation -- Labor Occupation -- Farm Object -- Tool -- Hoe Object -- Tool -- Wrench Occupation -- Art -- Artist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Decatur Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Dekalb County, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur, Georgia 30031 Located 133 East Court Square, Decatur, Georgia Remarks:  The building was originally built in 1925 but the facade and the sculpture were part of a renovation completed by Smith in the 1950's. Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000699   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000699 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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