Social Security reliefs (ca. 1941) at the Dept of Health & Human Services (formerly H.E.W.) building in Washington, D.C. by Emma Lu Davis, Henry Kreis, Louis A Simon located in James M. Goode's Southwest D.C.

Louis A Simon(click name for more of that artist's work)
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"The Growth of Social Security" by Henry Kreis (Independence Ave)
These two men have just planted a tree

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"The Benefits of Social Security" by Henry Kries (3rd St)
The man has taken an apple from the tree & is handing it to the woman

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"Unemployment Compensation" by Emma Lu Davis (4th St)
The worker, off to his job with lunch pail in hand, pauses to comfort a dejected, jobless worker.

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"Family Group" by Emma Lu Davis (C St)
The wife, with a baby at her feet, says goodbye to her husband who is off to work with lunch pail in hand.

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(Left side)BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BUREAU
(Right side)DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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VOICE OF AMERICA

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0000001/00272_0000003270 (added ca. 2006)

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 570 Item #13.06; Southwest D.C.);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p252 Item #G-5)
Medium: Granite
Artist: Emma Lu Davis, Henry Kreis, Louis A Simon(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: History, American
Location: 330 Independence Ave SW - Independence Ave between 3rd & 4th Sts SW (Wilbur J Cohen Building) Washington, D.C.
See Southwest D.C.in James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Federal Center Southwest(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76009446also control # 76009447 66400042 66400043 (dcMem ID #272 )

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HHS (formerly HEW) website
SSA site on the Cohen building
SSA site on Cohen
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Social Security reliefs (ca. 1941) at the Dept of Health & Human Services (formerly H.E.W.) building in Washington, D.C.
by Emma Lu Davis, Henry Kreis,