Skip to main content Smithsonian Institution

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Herlihy, Kenneth F. 1929-  Search this
Founder:
Phillips Casting  Search this
Subject:
Nicholson, William Beck  Search this
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Base: brick
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Mayor and Council of Chestertown 118 North Cross Street Chestertown Maryland 21620
Located 118 North Cross Street, next to the Town Hall Chestertown Maryland
Date:
1992. Dedicated Oct. 3, 1992
Notes:
Herlihy, Kenneth F., 2003.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(Sculpture, rear of bronze base:) K.Herlihy/1992 (Sculpture, bottom edge of bronze base:) Phillips Casting, Phila, Pa.1992 (On bronze plaque in brick base:) Sculptor/Kenneth Herlihy/Foundry/Phillips Casting, Inc./Philadelphia signed Founder's mark appears.
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:
Standing figure of William Beck Nicholson in a baseball uniform with a baseball cap, swinging a bat to his proper right side. He is posed ready to run. The sculpture is installed on a circular brick base on a small brick patio.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Sport--Baseball  Search this
Recreation--Sport & Play--Baseball  Search this
Dress--Uniform--Sports Uniform  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Hat  Search this
Object--Toy--Sports Equipment  Search this
Control number:
IAS MD000109
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_322719