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    		• Weinman, Adolph A.,
     
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    		• Sanford, Edward Field, Jr.,
     
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    		• Snowden, George H.,
     
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    		• Kiselewski, Joseph,
     
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    		• Hausle, Max,
     
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    		• Freedlander, Joseph,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
     
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    Eight Statuary Groups on the Bronx County Building, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Weinman, Adolph A., 1870-1952, sculptor.
    Sanford, Edward Field, Jr., 1886-1951, sculptor.
    Snowden, George H., 1902-1990, sculptor.
    Kiselewski, Joseph, 1901- , sculptor.
    Hausle, Max, b. 1879, architect.
    Freedlander, Joseph, 1870-1943, architect.
    Title: 
    Eight Statuary Groups on the Bronx County Building, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Bronx County Courthouse: Civic Fame, (sculpture).
    Bronx County Courthouse: Spirit of Progress, (sculpture).
    Bronx County Courthouse: The Majesty of the Law, (sculpture).
    Bronx County Courthouse: Civic Government, (sculpture).
    Bronx County Courthouse: Loyalty, Valor and Sacrifice, (sculpture).
    Bronx County Courthouse: Victory, Peace and Love of County, (sculpture).
    Bronx County Courthouse: Effect of Good Administration, (sculpture).
    Bronx County Courthouse: Triumph of Civic Administration, (sculpture).
    Civic Fame, (sculpture).
    Spirit of Progress, (sculpture).
    Majesty of the Law, (sculpture).
    Civic Government, (sculpture).
    Loyalty, Valor and Sacrifice, (sculpture).
    Victory, Peace and Love of Country, (sculpture).
    Effect of Good Administration, (sculpture).
    Triumph of civic Administration, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1932. Dedicated June 1934.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Georgia pink marble.
    Dimensions: 
    8 parts. Each sculpture: approx. 100 x 121 x 70 in.; Each base: approx. 59 1/2 x 114 x 70 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Eight sculpture groups carved in high relief flank the entrance porticoes at each entrance to the building.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Other -- Triumph
    Allegory -- Civic -- Law
    Allegory -- Other -- Progress
    Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of New York, Department of General Services, One Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
    Located Bronx County Building, 161st Street & Grand Concourse, Bronx, New York
    Remarks: 
    Although the Bronx County Building was begun in 1931, it was not until September 1932 that the seventy-ton, pink marble blocks for carving the eight sculpture groups arrived from Tate, Georgia. The building was dedicated on June 16, 1934. The Architects of the building, Max Hausle and Joseph Freedlander, worked in collaboration with the four sculptors. Adolph Weinman supervised the creation of the eight groups and was responsible for two of the works himself, "The Song of Achievement" and "Progress" which stand on the Mount Eden Avenue side of the building. George Snowden designed the sculpture flanking the 161st Street entrance, "Civic Government" and "The Majesty of Law." Joseph Kisselewski designed "Victory and Peace" and "Loyalty, Valor and Sacrifice" located at the Walton Avenue side of the building. Edward Sanford designed the two sculptures on the 158th Street side of the building, "Triumph of Government" and "Genius of Administration."
    In 1976, the New York City Landmarks Commission designated the building a Landmark site. IAS files contain a copy of the Landmarks Preservation Commission document dated July 13, 1976 which give a brief history of the creation of the Bronx County. IAS files also contain an excerpt from the Bronx County Historical Society Journal 2 (July 1973) pg. 74-83 on the Bronx County Building by Sylvia Moore. This excerpt includes an image of one of the sculpture groups, but does not discuss the sculpture in any detail.
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
    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 76002842
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