Administered by State of Nebraska Head Historical Architect 1445 K Street Lincoln Nebraska 68508
Located Nebraska State Capitol 1445 K Street Dome Lincoln Nebraska
Date:
1928-1929. Installed April 24, 1930
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
SOS Assessment Award, 1999.
SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 1999.
Image on file.
American Architect, Oct. 1934, pg. 42.
Lee Lawrie signed
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Summary:
Installed atop the dome of the Nebraska Capitol is a sculpture depicting a male figure spreading grain with his proper right hand. The figure is in mid-stride with his proper right leg forward. He carries the grain in a cloth bag slung across his chest. The figure stands on base composed of a stalk of corn and a stalk of wheat.
