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America and Europa, (sculpture). Artist:  Lantz, Michael, 1908-1988, sculptor. Title:  America and Europa, (sculpture). Other Titles:  America, (sculpture). Europa, (sculpture). Dates:  1965. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast bronze. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each piece: approx. 15 ft. x 8 ft. x 5 in. Description:  A sculpture divided into two distinct pieces and attached to the wall above main entranceways to building. Europa, the piece on the left, consists of an outlined male figure, dressed in a tunic, standing with his arms raised. Surrounding the figure are six known European pieces of architecture: the Roman Coliseum, St. Peter's Basilica, Hagia Sophia, The Florence Cathedral, Notre Dame Cathdral, and the Parthenon. Above the figure is a semicirular form with a portion of an ionic column. America, the piece on the right, consists of an outlined female figure, dressed in a tunic, standing with one arm raised. Surrounding the figure are a number of pieces of American architecture including, Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water, Dulles International Airport, The United Nations Headquarters, and Albany, New York's City Hall. Subject:  Allegory -- Place -- Europe Allegory -- Place -- America Figure male -- Full length Figure female -- Full length Architecture -- Classical -- Parthenon Architecture -- Classical -- Coliseum Architecture -- Religious -- Church Architecture -- Religious -- Notre Dame Cathedral Architecture -- Religious -- St. Peter's Basilica Architecture -- Religious -- Florence Cathedral Architecture -- Religious -- Hagia Sophia Architecture -- Civic -- Airport Architecture -- Civic -- Dulles International Airport Architecture -- Civic -- Town Hall Architecture -- Civic -- Albany City Hall Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Albany Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  State of New York, Office of General Services, Tower Building, Empire State Plaza, Above main entranceways to building 4, Albany, New York 12242 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 NY000296   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000296 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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