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The Quadriga: Progress of the State, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this
Potter, Edward Clark 1857-1923  Search this
Architect:
Gilbert, Cass 1858-1934  Search this
Founder:
Jno. Williams, Inc.  Search this
Gilder:
Bazille & Partridge  Search this
Medium:
Copper sheets hammered over steel frames, then gilded with 24-k gold
Type:
Sculptures-Architectural component
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by State of Minnesota State Capitol Historic Site Program State Capitol, 75 Constitution St. Paul Minnesota 55155
Located Minnesota State Capitol 75 Constitution St. Paul Minnesota
Date:
1907
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, St. Paul-Minneapolis survey, 1993.
Coen, Rena, "Painting & Sculpture in Minnesota: 1820-1914," Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Press, c. 1976, pg. 93-95.
Harris, Moria F., "Monumental Minnesota: A Guide to Outdoor Sculpture," St. Paul: Pogo Press, 1992, pg. 12.
Image on file.
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Summary:
A chariot with standing rider, four prancing horses and two standing female figures. The charioteer (Man) proceeds towards the State's goals of progress and prosperity, carrying a horn of plenty in his proper right arm and holding aloft a banner marked "Minnesota" in his proper left arm. The forces of Nature (earth, air, fire and water) are embodied by the prancing horses, who are controlled by two women who represent Civilization.
Topic:
Allegory--Other--Progress  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Cart  Search this
Allegory--Place--Minnesota  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76006060
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_16911