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Sculptor:
French, Daniel Chester 1850-1931  Search this
Architectural firm:
McKim, Mead & White  Search this
Subject:
Lowell, James Russell  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Upper base: pink Tennessee marble; Lower base: brick
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Harvard University Harvard University Portrait Collection Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 Accession Number: B35
Located Harvard University Lowell House Courtyard Cambridge Massachusetts 02138
Date:
1884. Dedicated 1905
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5089, 1989.
Monumental News, May, Aug. 1905.
Image on file.
(On lower proper left side of sculpture:) D C FRENCH/1905 (On front of upper base:) JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL/Born 1819 Died 1891/AB 1838 LLD 1884 LLB 1840/Professor 1855-1883/PATRIOT-SCHOLAR/ORATOR-POET/PUBLIC SERVANT/Freedom Dwell in Knowledge; Abide With Men By Culture Trained and Fortified. signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
A bust of John Russell Lowell with long moustache and beard rests atop a tall marble base which rests atop a brick base.
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Education--Teacher  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77000370
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_10498