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Spirit of Transportation, (sculpture). Artist:  Sand, John, sculptor. Noerdinger, John, sculptor. Title:  Spirit of Transportation, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1954. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Reliefs: stone. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 8 ft. W. 4 ft. Description:  Two reliefs, one installed on the wall on either side of the entrance, which feature bare-chested males with hair flowing to suggest movement. Each figure is engaged in an activity related to transportation. The figure on the north side stands on top of a tire and the figure on the south side stands on top of a automobile stearing wheel. The figures are depicted with little surface detail. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Transportation Object -- Other -- Tire Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago Sculpture Owner:  Meat Drivers and Helpers Union Local No. 710, 4217 South Halsted Street, Entrance facade, Chicago, Illinois Remarks:  Reidy's "Chicago Sculpture" contains an image of only the relief located on the south side of the entrance. References:  Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 168. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Riedy, James L., "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 168. 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 87820117   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87820117 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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