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The Protecting Hand, (sculpture). Artist:  Stevens, Lawrence Tenney, 1896-1972, sculptor. Goeller, Erwin, sculptor. Aitken, Martin, architect. Davis & Wilson, architectural firm. Title:  The Protecting Hand, (sculpture). Dates:  1953-1955. Dedicated Oct. 6, 1955. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Indiana limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. 27 ft. x 16 ft. 6 in. x 21.5 in. (200 tons). Description:  Family grouping of six full-length figures nestled against the palm of a hand is installed on the facade of the Woodmen Accident and Life Company. The parents stand in the center, the mother holding a baby in her proper left arm. Her proper right arm is around a little girl and the father's proper left arm is around a little boy. A younger girl stands in the center. The figures are mostly nude except for drapery. Subject:  Figure group -- Family -- Nude Allegory -- Other -- Vigilance Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Portrait male -- Henson, Doug -- Full length Portrait female -- Stevens, Mrs. -- Full length Portrait female -- Stevens, Sylvia -- Full length Portrait female -- Stevens, Sara -- Full length Portrait male -- Stevens, Marc -- Full length Portrait male -- Stevens, Chad -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Architectural component Relief Logo Sculpture Owner:  State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, State Building Division, 1526 K Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Provenance:  Formerly located Woodmen Accident and Life Insurance Company, 1526 K Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 ca. 1955. Formerly located Assurity Life Insurance Company, 1526 K Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 until 2012. Remarks:  Commissioned for the Woodmen Accident and Life Company, later becoming the Assurity Life Insurance Company. The sculpture became the Company's logo. In 2007, the State of Nebraska agreed to purchase the building, and finalized the purchase on Jan. 3, 2012 after Assurity Life Insurance Company moved to its newly constructed headquarters at 1900 Q Street. The artist's four children posed for the sculpture. IAS files include related articles from the Lincoln Journal-Star, Oct. 1955 and Dec. 25,1955; and a centennial publication from Woodmen Accident and Life Company. IAS files also contain an article from the Lincoln Journal Star, July 19, 2012, detailing the purchase of the building by the State of Nebraska. 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 NE000206   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000206 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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