Winged Figures of the Republic, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Hansen, Oskar J. W. 1892-1971
- founder
- Roman Bronze Works
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994.
- Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
- Summary
- Two winged figures, seated on blocks of black diorite, on either side of a 142 ft. high flagpole. The winged nude figures are identical and have their arms uplifted in an acute vertical angle. The sculpture rests on a terrazo floor upon which is inlaid a star chart.
- 1935. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1935
- Control number
- IAS 76008726
- Type
- Sculptures-Flagstaff
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Sculpture: bronze; Base: black diorite
- Owner/Location
- Administered by United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Hoover Dam Nevada
- Located Hoover Dam Nevada side, Lake Mead and U.S. 93 Hoover Dam Nevada
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Fantasy--Winged Being
- History--United States--Hoover Dam
- Object--Written Matter--Map
- Record ID
- siris_ari_19458
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply