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(Pediment - Ameritrust Corporation), (sculpture). Artist:  Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor. George B. Post & Sons, architectural firm. Title:  (Pediment - Ameritrust Corporation), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Pediment - Cleveland Trust Company, (sculpture). Pediment - Society Nation Bank, (sculpture). Dates:  1907. Medium:  Sculpture: granite. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 66 ft. Description:  The seven figures of the pediment are allegorical representations of Land and Water, which according to the artist, are "the mainsprings of wealth" in addition to banking. In the center of the pediment is a woman seated on a throne flanked by altars containing fruit. She represents the industries of banking and commerce and she's flanked by the symbols which make the banking business possible. The three figures to her proper left represent uses of land for Industrial Labor, Agriculture, and Mining. The three figures to her proper right represent the importance of water for Commerce, Navigation, and Fishing. At the extreme ends of the pediment are images of fish and fowl, which continue the symbolism of land and water. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Element -- Water Allegory -- Element -- Earth Allegory -- Quality -- Wealth Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture Allegory -- Other -- Trade Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Transportation Animal -- Bird Animal -- Fish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cleveland Pediment Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Society National Bank, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio Located Society National Bank, 900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio Provenance:  Formerly located Ameritrust Corporation, 900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland Trust Company, 900 Euclic Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio Remarks:  The building was originally owned by The Cleveland Trust Company, but was bought by the Ameritrust Corporation, and later by the Society National Bank. The inscription directly beneath the pediment reads: THE CLEVELAND TRUST COMPANY. IAS files contain a related excerpt from James M. Dennis' "Karl Bitter: Architectural Sculptures 1867-1915," Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1967, pg. 120-131. References:  Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 22. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. Illustration:  Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 22. 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 87830010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87830010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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