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Located at Federal Building - Newport News VA (2 Projects)

Federal Building Sculptures – Newport News VA

"Early Industries"

"Early Industries"

"Early Industries"

"Early Industries"

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Description

The Newport News Federal Building contains three unglazed terra cotta sculptures by Mary B. Fowler, completed with Treasury Section of Fine Arts funds in 1943. The sculptures depict local history: “Captain Newport Brings News and Aid to the Starving Colonists,” “Present Day Industries,” and “Early Industries.”

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Originally posted in the New Deal Art Registry: http://www.newdealartregistry.org/
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Location Info

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101 25th Street
Newport News, VA 23607

Location notes: Lobby

Coordinates: 36.977096, -76.432168

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