Two Teams of Horses, fragment of an Advanced Sketch Model for the Apotheosis of Democracy Pediment, House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol Building, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Two Teams of Horses, fragment of an Advanced Sketch Model for the Apotheosis of Democracy Pediment, House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol Building

In 1909, Paul Wayland Bartlett was selected to design a pediment for the House of Representatives wing of the U.S. Capitol. Two Teams of Horses is a sketch model of one of his earlier designs for the sculpture. The four horses were to flank a chariot at the center of the pediment, in which rode a figure representing Peace. The horses were later rejected, and in the final sculpture the figure of Peaceful Democracy stands over a nude child representing Genius

Paul Wayland Bartlett

Creation Date: modeled 1909-1910
Type: Sculpture
Medium: bronze

Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 6 5/8 in. (31.2 x 54.5 x 16.7 cm)

Object #: 1449
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III

Partner URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=1449
Linked Data URI: saam:object/id/1958.11.23
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