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Historical Reliefs, (sculpture). Artist:  Vittor, Frank, 1888-1968, sculptor. Title:  Historical Reliefs, (sculpture). Dates:  1931. Medium:  Southern granite. Dimensions:  2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 63 x 48 in.; Each base: approx. 10 x 8 x 4 ft. Inscription:  (Below northbound steamboat relief:) THE FIRST OHIO RIVER STEAMBOAT NEW ORLEANS/WAS BUILT AT PITTSBURGH IN 1810-11 AND SAILED/DOWN THE RIVER ON ITS MAIDEN TRIP, OCTOBER 20, 1811. (Below southbound train relief:) THE ALLEGHENY PORTAGE RAILROAD/FIRST GAVE CANAL AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION/FROM PITTSBURGH TO THE EAST, MARCH 24, 1834 unsigned Description:  Two reliefs carved into massive directional pylons that flank the Ohio River Boulevard near Charles Street. The northbound relief depicts a crowd of people waiting in front of the first Ohio River steamboat, the New Orleans, built in Pittsburgh in 1810. The southbound relief depicts a train in the Allegheny Portage Railroad, which began operating rail and canal transportation to the east in 1834. Subject:  Figure group Architecture -- Boat -- Riverboat Architecture -- Boat -- New Orleans Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Architecture -- Vehicle -- Allegheny Portage Railroad History -- United States -- Pennsylvania Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by County of Allegheny, Maintenance, 1520 Penn Avenue, Penn Liberty Plaza, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Located Ohio River Boulevard near Charles Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Originally, twelve pylons carved with reliefs illustrating the early history of the area were paired at the entrances to city and county boulevards. Now only two pairs of pylons remain, one pair is located on Allegheny River Boulevard (IAS record 64480192) and one pair is located on Ohio River Boulevard (IAS record PA001172). A single pylon still stands at Saw Mill Run Boulevard & Warrington Avenue; its companion was destroyed by a runaway vehicle in 1979. A fragment of a sixth relief carving, rescued from a construction project, is installed in the sculpture court of the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, now the Children's Museum (IAS record PA000244). IAS files contain an excerpt from Marilyn Evert's "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 357. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0264, 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 PA001172   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001172 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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