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    		• Stern, Eugene,
     
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    		• Mann, George R.,
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Animal
     
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    		• Object -- Weapon
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Masonic Eagles), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Stern, Eugene, architect.
    Mann, George R., architect.
    Title: 
    (Masonic Eagles), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1924.
    Medium: 
    East side eagles: concrete; Large eagle on south side: undetermined media, gilded; Small eagle on south side: terra cotta.
    Dimensions: 
    4 eagles. Each large eagle: approx. 71 x 31 x 48 in.; Small gilded eagle: approx. 36 x 26 x 12 in.; Large gilded eagle: approx. 48 x 38 x 18 in.; Each large eagle base: approx. 7 x 30 x 46 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Four two-headed eagles decorate the east and south sides of Albert Pike Memorial Hall. Two large concrete eagles flank the east entrance doors. Each head is facing slightly away from the other and they have large wings curling up from their backs and above their heads. There are two gilded eagles above the south entrance to the structure. The lower eagle is directly above the door and clutches a sword in its talons. The other eagle is just below the top cornice of the building. It clasps a sword swathed in an inscribed banner that reads "RES MEA IN DEO EST."
    Subject: 
    Fantasy -- Animal -- Eagle
    Object -- Weapon -- Sword
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Scottish Rite Bodies, 720 Scott Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
    Located Albert Pike Memorial Temple, 700-724 Scott Street, Little Rock, Arkansas
    Remarks: 
    The building was designed by George R. Mann and Eugene Stern, architects and is on the National Register for Historic Places.
    Bronze plaque below left eagle on east side of building reads: THIS PROPERTY/ALBERT PIKE/SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE/HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE/NATIONAL REGISTER/OF HISTORIC PLACES/BY THE UNITED STATES/DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas 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 AR000342
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