The New York Stock Exchange Pediment, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Ward, John Quincy Adams 1830-1910
Bartlett, Paul Wayland 1865-1925
architect
Post, George Browne 1837-1913
carver
Piccirilli, Getulio
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 26.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5124, 1989.
Monumental News, June 1903, pg. 376.
Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 112.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Bronx Times, July 15, 1999, pg. 7.
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 26.
J. Q. ADAMS WARD signed
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Summary
Pediment consists of 11 figures. The central figure is Integrity, a classically robed female figure wearing a winged cap and standing on a stepped base. She stretches both of her arms outward with clenched fists. At her feet are two naked children who sit on either side of her base. One child reads a book and the other examines a grain hamper. Figures representing the "works of man" are positioned on either side of Integrity. To her proper right is the symbol of Mechanical Production depicted by a nude male figure who holds a gear shift with his proper right hand and a gear with his proper left hand. Next to him is male figure who symbolizes International Trade. He stands with his proper right hand resting on a ship's wheel. Next to him is a group of two male figures, one reclining and one kneeling, studying some charts. These two figures represent Realizing Intelligence and Science.
On the other side of Integrity are figures representing the "works of man" which relate to gifts of the earth. The first figure to Integrity's proper left is a nude male who walks bent over under the weight of a sack he's carrying on his back. In the background is a relief of wheat sheaths. Standing next to him is a female dressed in a skirt, blouse, and kerchief. In her proper right hand she holds a distaff. These two figures represent Agriculture. Next to them is a group of two nude males, both crouching to examine a rock. These two figures representMining. At each corner of the pediment is a wave which symbolizes the influence of the Stock Exchange which stretches from sea to sea.
Original marble modeled 1901-1904. 1936
Control number
IAS 77006222
Type
Sculptures-Pediment
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Pediment figures: sheet copper coated with white lead
Owner/Location
Administered by New York Stock Exchange Archives 18 Broad Street at Wall Street New York New York 10005
Located New York Stock Exchange 18 Broad Street at Wall Street Pediment New York New York 10005
Title
Integrity Protecting the Works of Man, (sculpture)
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Figure group
Allegory--Quality--Virtue
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Industry
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Technology
Record ID
siris_ari_21887
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