Frieze on Candler Building - Atlanta, GA - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Candler Building is triangular in shape and is located at 127 Peachtree Street. When it was built in 1906 it was the tallest building in Atlanta. The cornerstone was laid in 1904.

"The Candler Building's elaborately-carved facade and stunning lobby pay tribute to the world's leaders in arts and sciences. The marble busts and ornamental friezes were handcrafted by a select group of international artists. This stonework was carved from north Georgia Amicalola marble, personally selected by Mr. Candler and architect George Murphy."

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"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."

Source: Smithsonian Art Catalog Frieze on Candler Building

TITLE: Frieze on Candler Building ARTIST(S): Miles, F. B., sculptor DATE: 1904-1906 MEDIUM: Marble CONTROL NUMBER: IAS GA000700 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 123 Peachtree St Atlanta, GA 30303-1803 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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