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    		• Borglum, Gutzon,
     
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    		• Cret, Paul Philippe,
     
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    		• Kelsey, Albert,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    North America, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941, sculptor.
    Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, architect.
    Kelsey, Albert, architect.
    Title: 
    North America, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1910.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: marble; Base: marble.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 11 ft. 10 in. x 213 1/2 in. x 226 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Front of base:) NORTH AMERICA
    Description: 
    Two allegorical figures representing North America are installed on a square base on the right side of the main entrance. One figure, a robed female, holds a torch in her proper right hand, while a boy kneels next to her on her proper left. Her foot rests on a portion of a column. A wheel with spokes and a gear rest nearby to symbolize industry.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Allegory -- Place -- North America
    Object -- Other -- Torch
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Organization of American States, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20006
    Located Pan American Union Building, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue, N.W., Main entrance, right side, Washington, District of Columbia 20006
    References: 
    Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
    Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 449.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
    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, M-9.
    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 76005131
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