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The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C.
Labor Dept Bldg (currently E.P.A.): Abundance & Industry tympanum in Washington, D.C.
by Sherry Fry
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The United States Department of Labor is a Cabinet department of the United States government responsible for occupational safety, wage and hour standards, unemployment insurance benefits, re-employment services, and some economic statistics. Many U.S. states also have such departments. The department is headed by the United States Secretary of Labor.
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A woman, representing Abundance & Industry, reclines beside a vase overflowing with the Fruits of Industry. The rams on each side represent Productivity & Security. Below the tympanums on this building are friezes with metopes consisting of rams, cows, lions, snakes, dolphins, eagles, shells, vases, helmets, shields, anchors, cornucopia & fasces.
Source: James M. Goode's "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C."
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