Sculptor:

Unknown  Search this

Architect:

Burns, William George  Search this

Contractor:

Schenk, Henry  Search this

Medium:

Terra cotta

Type:

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures-Architectural component

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Administered by Harris-Forest City Forest City Management 700 Terminal Tower Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 44113

Located Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Terminal Smithfield Street at Carson Street Facade, attic floor Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Date:

Ca. 1898-1901

Notes:

Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 145.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0178, 1989.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

Summary:

A relief of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie's Engine No. 135, a consolidation locomotive that represented the latest technology of the day, installed on the attic floor of the building. Garlands, coats-of-arms, and swags are also part of the ornamentation along the top floor of the building.

Topic:

Architecture--Vehicle--Train  Search this

Object--Foliage  Search this

Emblem--Coat of Arms  Search this

Control number:

IAS 64480075

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_26816