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Health and Welfare, (sculpture). Artist:  Meiere, Hildreth, 1892-1961, sculptor. Wyeth, Nathan C., architect. Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, fabricator. Title:  Health and Welfare, (sculpture). Dates:  1941. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Ceramic. Dimensions:  Mural: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 81 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Ceramic tile mural depicting ten different scenes illustrating the benefits of public health and welfare systems in Washington, D.C. On the left side, the first scene depicts a social worker assisting a mother and her family; then a doctor and nurse attend to a family; an agricultural official inspects produce, meats, and fish for sale in the city; two chemists examine specimens; a doctor examines two patients; a family visits a patient in a hospital bed; a nurse administers medicine to patients in a wheel chair and on crouches; a family applies for social security; a supervisor observes brick layers; a family applies to adopt a boy. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Occupation -- Medicine -- Nurse Occupation -- Other -- Social Service Occupation -- Science -- Chemist Occupation -- Labor Object Type:  Mural Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by District of Columbia, Department of Administrative Services, Washington, District of Columbia Located Municipal Center, 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., East Courtyard, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  The mural was created as part of the Works Progress Administration which provided 25,000 dollars to the artist for her work. The Atlantic Terra Cotta Company fabricated the mural using detailed drawings provided by the artist. IAS files contain copy of article from the Washington Post, Jan. 16, 2000, pg. B7, which discusses contoversy over proposed sale of government building and fate of building murals. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 226. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, F-6. 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 DC000034   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000034 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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