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Safety Follows Wisdom, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown, sculptor. Title:  Safety Follows Wisdom, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Medium:  Relief: concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Relief: approx. 96 x 76 x 26 in.; Base: approx. 15 x 80 x 32 in. Inscription:  (Below relief, incised lettering:) SAFETY FOLLOWS WISDOM/PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION/SAFETY TROPHY AWARDED/VULCANITE PORTLAND CEMENT CO./MILL NO. 2 - FOR A/PERFECT SAFETY RECORD IN 1930 unsigned Description:  An allegorical relief, with images of a nude man and woman. Their bodies overlap and their heads are turned, seen in proper right profile. The female, who wears a plumed helmet and a drape over her shoulders, holds a lamp with a flame and a scroll. The male holds a gear to his chest. Both figures are depicted from the waist up. The relief marker is set upon a rectangular base. Subject:  Figure group -- Nude Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence Dress -- Accessory -- Helmet Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Other -- Lantern Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Alpha Relief Award Sculpture Owner:  Alpha Industrial Center, New Brunswick Avenue, Alpha, New Jersey Remarks:  The relief commemorates an award made by the Portland Cement Association to the Vulcanite Portland Cement Company Mill No. 2 for a perfect safety record in 1930. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. 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 NJ000409   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000409 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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