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This series of six sculptures were cut by Andrew E. Bernasconi, a high-grade Italian stone workman, between 1909 and 1911. These statues are located at Union Station in Washington, D.C., United States. The sculptures represent deities and Ancient Greek thinkers related to rail transport in the United States. [1]
Union Station provided the entrance to Louisville for many visitors, with its height being the 1920s, when it served 58 trains a day. As a Union Station, it served not only the L&N railroad, but also the Monon Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Louisville, Henderson, & St. Louis, the latter eventually merging with the L&N.
The statue is 18 ft (5.5 m) tall and weighs 8 tons. [13] It depicts the Greek legend of the Titan Prometheus, who was the son of the Titan Iapetus and the Oceanid Clymene, brought fire to mankind by stealing it from the Chariot of the Sun, which resulted in Zeus chaining Prometheus and sending an eagle to prey upon his continually regenerating ...
Artist Nina Saemundsson works on a clay version of her statue of Prometheus in her studio in 1923. This photo was published in July 28, 1934, editions of the Los Angeles Times, before a bronze ...
Union Monument in Vanceburg: 1884 Vanceburg: Limestone monument erected by the citizens of the county as a memorial to the men of the county who were killed in action while fighting for the Union. This is the easternmost monument on the list and the first one to be erected in a public place. 41: Lincoln: Confederate Monument at Crab Orchard ...
Paul Howard Manship was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, on December 24, 1885, the son of Charles H. and Mary Etta (Friend) Manship.His father, born in Mississippi, was a clerk for the St. Paul gas company, and with his wife, who was born in Pennsylvania, were parents of seven children.
One thing you won't find in Louisville, though, is a statue of the 20th century sports icon. A banner of Muhammad Ali is dispalyed in downtown Louisville on June 28, 2022.
Long absent from the scene while group members pursued other projects, Alison Krauss & Union Station will reunite in 2025 for a 73-show North American tour and a new album. The tour will mark the ...