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Photographer: Historic American Buildings Survey
Taken: Circa 1970s
Caption: South Front, Detail of Sculpture Over Doorway
Additional Description: A monumental bronze sculpture above the building's entrance depicts an eagle with outstretched wings, protecting two eaglets in a nest from an intruding snake. An appropriate symbol for an insurance company, this work was commissioned by the New York Life Company, whose own insignia was an eagle atop a bell supported by two kneeling figures. Once attributed to the studio of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, the sculpture has now been established as the work of the sculptor's lesser-known brother, Louis. - Historic American Buildings Survey
Submitted: March 29, 2013.
Database Locator Identification Number: p237166
File Size: 0.334 Megabytes

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