The Sower

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The Sower is a prominent bronze statue symbolizing agriculture and human labor that crowns the tower of the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture
public artwork
statue
architecturalCollaborator Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue
artStyle Art Deco
associatedWith Great Plains agriculture
Nebraska state government
category Bronze sculptures in Nebraska
Monuments and memorials in Nebraska
Outdoor sculpture in Lincoln, Nebraska
commissionedFor Nebraska State Capitol
surface form: Nebraska State Capitol tower
completionDate 1930
crowns tower of the Nebraska State Capitol
culturalSignificance represents the importance of farming to Nebraska’s identity
depicts a male figure sowing seed by hand
designer Lee Lawrie
function icon of the Nebraska State Capitol
symbol of Nebraska’s agricultural heritage
hasFeature arm extended in sowing gesture
dynamic pose suggesting motion
seed bag held at the hip
stylized, elongated human form
height about 5.8 meters
approximately 19 feet
imageUsedAs motif in Nebraska-related logos and graphics
symbol in Nebraska government publications
inaugurationPeriod early 1930s
locatedIn Nebraska State Capitol
locatedInCity Lincoln, Nebraska
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
maintenanceBy Nebraska
surface form: State of Nebraska
material bronze
orientation faces northwest over the plains
partOf Nebraska State Capitol
surface form: Nebraska State Capitol National Historic Landmark complex

artistic program of the Nebraska State Capitol
position atop the central tower
role visual landmark of Lincoln
sculptor Lee Lawrie
symbolizes agriculture
human labor
visibleFrom various points across Lincoln

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