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(Brick Murals), (sculpture). Artist:  Foltz, Doug, 1931-1974, designer. Raines, Phillip, assistant. New South Design Firm, design firm. Title:  (Brick Murals), (sculpture). Other Titles:  (Scenes of Atlanta & the Texas), (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Brick. Dimensions:  1 train and 2 murals. Train: approx. 135 x 92 x 142 in.; Murals: each approx. 103 x 178 x 4 in. Inscription:  BRICK MURAL/TEAM/(List of 12 names follows in two columns) Description:  A model of the front portion of the locomotive engine "Texas" flanked by two bas-relief murals. The mural to the left of the engine depicts Old Alabama Street, circa 1878, now underground Atlanta. The mural to the right of the engine depicts the train station. Subject:  History -- United States -- Civil War Architecture -- Vehicle -- Texas Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train Cityscape -- Georgia -- Atlanta Architecture -- Civic -- Railroad Station Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Mural Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Underground Festival Development Corporation, Rouse Company, 50 Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia Located Underground Atlanta, Coca-Cola Plaza, Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  Nearby text reads: This brick mural is a three-/fourths scale replica of the "Texas,"/a wood-burning locomotive built/in 1856 which played a major role in/the Great Locomotive Chase of the/Civil War. The restored Texas in on/display at the Cyclorama in Atlanta's/Grant Park. On a nearby informational marker: Pictures which are depicted in the murals (actual photos of Atlanta c. 1878) and a history of Old Alabama Street & the building of the viaducts in the 1920's which created "underground Atlanta." IAS files contain list of names of the brick mural team. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000122   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000122 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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