Liberty and Others - Elmira, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 05.495 W 076° 48.170
18T E 350905 N 4661517
There are figures on the south and east pediments of the City Hall building.
Waymark Code: WMQKPQ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2016
Views: 2
"Terra cotta figures decorate the southern and eastern pediments of a building. The eastern pediment depicts Indian lore. The southern pediment depicts the Arts and Sciences. Figures and objects depicted in the southern pediment include a wood-burning locomotive, a farmer plowing, Hermes holding a caduceus, the goddess of Liberty with a star over her head, an eagle with outspread wings below Liberty, a cannon and stack of cannon balls, a goddess of the arts, an easel, a bust with sculptor's tools, a globe and a chemical still."
TITLE: Liberty and Others
ARTIST(S): Architectural Terra Cotta Company
DATE: 1895
MEDIUM: Terra cotta, Indiana limestone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY000899
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
City Hall, Lake Street & East Church Street, Elmira New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The writeup says location is West Church, but the address is East Church Street
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