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Pittsburgh Prow, (sculpture). Artist:  Hornbostel, Henry, sculptor. Title:  Pittsburgh Prow, (sculpture). Dates:  Bow ornament: 1899; Prow: 1914. Medium:  Painted (?) bronze and concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 12 x 80 x 18 ft. Inscription:  (Bronze oval in front:) "Pluribus Unum" (Bronze on proper right side:) "P. F. N. N." unsigned Founder's mark appears. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object -- Foliage Architecture -- Boat -- Pittsburgh Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Carnegie-Mellon University, Physical Plant, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Located Carnegie-Mellon University, Behind Hamerschlag Hall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 Remarks:  The sculptural detail is from the bow ornament of the armored cruiser "Pittsburgh" built in 1899. The ship was part of the Great White Fleet, which, upon its return in 1909, was painted "battleship gray" along with other navy vessels. The navy, believing the ornamentation was no longer suitable, offered the bow ornaments to cities and organizations associated with the warships. In 1914, the artist asked for the bronze scrollwork and had a concrete ram-shaped prow built for it at the foot of the Hamerschlag building. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994. Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh,PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 214. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0260, 1989. 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 PA000170   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000170 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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