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Bitter, Karl,
Gilbert, Cass,
Allegory -- Place
Animal -- Bird
Allegory -- Civic
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
(Cartouche with Seal of the United States), (sculpture).
Artist:
Bitter, Karl, 1867-1915, sculptor.
Gilbert, Cass, 1858-1934, architect.
Title:
(Cartouche with Seal of the United States), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Shield Bearers, (sculpture).
United States Customs House Cornice Sculpture: Cartouche, (sculpture).
Dates:
1907.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Limestone.
Dimensions:
Heroic.
Description:
Two winged figures, personifications of
Peace
and Strength, are on either side of the United States seal. Above the seal is an eagle.
Subject:
Allegory
--
Place
--
America
Animal
--
Bird
Allegory
--
Civic
--
Peace
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Authority
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
New York
--
New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States General Services Administration, Real Property Management and Safety Division, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10007
Located United States Customs House, Cornice, New York, New York
Remarks:
Image on file includes photograph of the twelve statues along the cornice of the United States Customs House which symbolize ancient and modern seafaring and commercial power. For related information see Bogart, Michele H., "Public Sculpture and the
Civic
Ideal in New York City, 1890-1930," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1989, pg. 111-134.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 11.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5142, 1989.
Monumental News, March, 1905, pg. 191.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Monumental News, March 1905, pg. 191.
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 87870013
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
87870013
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