Administered by Board of Education Colonial Plaza Ilion New York 13357
Located Mohawk Central School Grove Street Mohawk New York
Date:
Installed ca. 1949-1951
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
Image on file.
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Summary:
Three bas-relief panels located above the entrance to the Mohawk Central School and set between the second and third story windows. The first panel on the left depicts in the foreground an old train with steam coming from its engine. The middle ground depicts a commercial boat with rigging and steam in a waterway. A log cabin is on the bank. The Washington Monument, the U.S. Capitol building, an unidentified building, and mountains are placed in the background. The middle panel contains a globe with North and South America placed atop decorative scroll work and flanked by stylized foliage at its lower level. The panel on the right depicts, in the foreground, a modern train on tracks; in the middle ground, a large ocean liner, and in the background, a cityscape with tall skyscrapers and an airplane flying overhead.
Topic:
Cityscape--District of Columbia--Washington Search this
