''Man Controlling Trade'' is the name given to two monumental
equestrian statues
An equestrian statue is a statue of a rider mounted on a horse, from the Latin ''eques'', meaning 'knight', deriving from ''equus'', meaning 'horse'. A statue of a riderless horse is strictly an equine statue. A full-sized equestrian statue is a d ...
created by
Michael Lantz
Michael Lantz (born April 6, 1908 – April 1988) was an American sculptor and medalist.
Lantz attended the National Academy of Design and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and also worked as a "handy boy" in the sculptor Lee Lawrie's New ...
for the
Federal Trade Commission Building in
Washington, D.C.
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under the
United States Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (USDT) is the national treasury and finance department of the federal government of the United States, where it serves as an executive department. The department oversees the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and ...
Section of Painting and Sculpture
The Treasury Section of Painting and Sculpture was a New Deal art project established on October 16, 1934, and administered by the Procurement Division of the United States Department of the Treasury.
Commonly known as the Section, it was rena ...
. The works were dedicated in 1942. Each of the two limestone groups is approximately 12 feet tall and 16 feet long.
In July 1937 the Section of Painting and Sculpture announced an open competition to design and execute two large sculptures for the Federal Trade Commission Building. The competition attracted over 500 models from 234 sculptors,
[Ovason, David, ''The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital: The Masons and the Building of Washington D.C.'', Perennial, 2002, first published in 1999
p. 287]
See also
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1942 in art
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List of New Deal sculpture
List of New Deal sculpture is a list of sculpture found in the United States and its territories, including free standing, relief and architectural sculpture that was funded by the federal government during the New Deal era.
These include wo ...
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List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6
This is a list of public art in List of neighborhoods of the District of Columbia by ward, Ward 6 of Washington, D.C.
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwor ...
References
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1942 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1942 sculptures
Allegorical sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Equestrian statues in Washington, D.C.
Federal Trade Commission
Limestone statues in the United States
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Sculptures by American artists
Section of Painting and Sculpture
Stone sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Federal Triangle