John Minor Wisom Courthouse Rooftop Figures: Northwest Corner, (sculpture)

Object Details

Carroll, Bill, 2008
Summary: One of four rooftop sculptures each depicting a group of four allegorical female figures seated around an armilary sphere. The figures represent: History wearing a bonnet, Agriculture holding a cornucopia, Industry holding a tool, and the Arts holding a flower. The figures are seated with their backs turned toward an armilary sphere adorned with a band of zodiac figures. The four rootop sculptures are installed on each of the four corners on the roof of the courthouse.

Modeled: 1910-1911. Installed 1912

Owner/Location: Administerd by United States General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Washington District of Columbia 20405; Located John Minor Wisdom Courthouse 600 Camp Street Rooftop, Northwest Corner New Orleans Louisiana 70130

Title: History, (sculpture); Agriculture, (sculpture); Industry, (sculpture); Arts, (sculpture); Ladies, (sculpture)

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic: Allegory--Arts & Sciences--History; Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture; Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Industry; Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Art