File:EPA Building's tympanum "Columbia" (938793607).jpg

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Artist: Walter, Edgar, 1877-1938, sculptor
Brown, Arthur, architect
Ardolino, Edward, carver
Title: Columbia Pediment
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: 18 ft. 9 in. x 86 ft. 6 in.
Description: "The central figure is the seated female Columbia. An eagle, also symbolic of the United States, is located at her right side; a nude youth stands at her left; the rays of the sun reach upward from behind her. The figures to the left of Columbia represent National Defense. A nude soldier with a shield rides a horse, while a reclining nude female is shown in the corner surrounded by books. National Resources, to the right of Columbia, is symbolized by a nude female riding atop a bull and carrying a sheaf of wheat while the corner figure is a reclining male with a large hammer."

Remarks: This piece was part of the New Deal Art program
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Source EPA Building's tympanum "Columbia"
Author David from Washington, DC

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