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 | | Rene P. Chambellan, "Reproduction of the Seal of the Province of New York,"c.1929, cast iron, 18 inches diameter, 2 1/4 inches depth, 60 lbs. |
 | | In the late 1920s, the Art Commission of the City of New York commissioned Rene Paul Chambellan (1893-1955), a sculptor and architect, to produce cast iron replicas of five City Seals from different eras in New York City history. |
 | | The seals were used as decorative detail on the walls of the elevated West Side Highway, which opened in 1937 and ran from Canal Street to 72nd Street. |
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