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(Apothecary Dock Murals), (sculpture). Artist:  Tschetter, Jay, sculptor. Eisentrager, Sten, assistant. Yankee Hill Brick and Tile, fabricator. Title:  (Apothecary Dock Murals), (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Dedicated 1994. Medium:  Sculpted brick with painted steel frame. Dimensions:  5 murals. Each: approx. 3 ft. x 3 ft. x 2 in. (Each: 300 lbs.). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Five steel-framed brick murals depicting historic scenes from Lincoln's Haymarket district around the turn of the 20th century. The scenes include a depiction of the Grainger Building, an electric trolley, a trolley drawn by horses, the former train depot, and a streetscape in front of the Lincoln Drug Company. Subject:  Cityscape -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Architecture exterior -- Commercial -- Grainger Building Architecture exterior -- Civic -- Railroad Station Travel -- Land -- Streetcar Object Type:  Mural Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Sculpture Owner:  Apothecary Building, 808 P Street, Suite 200, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Remarks:  The City of Lincoln commissioned the murals using $11,700 in tax increment financing from the Apothecary, where the murals are located, and the adjacent Ridnour building. The Apothecary was formerly the Lincoln Drug Company, which is depicted in one of the murals. The depiction of the Lincoln Drug Company dates between 1905, when that building was built, to 1919, when a fifth floor was added. IAS files contain a newsclipping from the Lincoln Journal-Star (Nebraska), Feb. 12, 1994, that discusses the unveiling of the murals and gives background and funding information. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000084   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000084 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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