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Sculptor:
Miles, F. B.  Search this
Architect:
Murphy, George E.  Search this
Stewart, George  Search this
Subject:
Franklin, Benjamin  Search this
McCormick, Cyrus  Search this
Ericsson, John  Search this
Beethoven, Ludwig van  Search this
Abbey, Edwin Austin  Search this
Scott, Walter, Sir  Search this
Ward, John  Search this
Buffalo Bill  Search this
Marquette, Jacques  Search this
Dewey, George  Search this
Wagner, Richard  Search this
Shakespeare, William  Search this
Sanzio, Raphael  Search this
Buonarroti, Michelangelo  Search this
Hunt, H. C  Search this
Medium:
Marble
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by R.E.M. Associates Santa Barbara California
Located Candler Building 127 Peachtree Street, N.E Atlanta Georgia
Date:
1904-1906
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
Image on file.
unsigned
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.
Summary:
Highly decorated marble facade of a building. Carved panels between the first and second floors illustrate the various components of the liberal arts and sciences. On the Peachtree side of the building are busts of Benjamin Franklin; John Ericsson; Cyrus McCormick; Ludwig von Beethoven; Edwin Austin Abby; Sir Walter Scott; and John Ward. On the Houston Street side are busts of William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill); and Fr. Jacques Marquette . On the Pryor Street side are busts of Admiral George Dewey; three unidentified figures; W. Richard Wagner; William Shakespeare; Raphael; Michelangelo and H. C. Hunt. Each portrait bust is shown in profile and is framed with carved representations of the tools the person may have used in his occupation.
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Architecture  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Sculpture  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Painting  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Literature  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Music  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Science  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Military  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Philosophy  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Engineering  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Astronomy  Search this
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Control number:
IAS GA000700
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339710