Creator:

Smith, Victor Porter, 1921-2012  Search this

Subject:

Calder, Alexander Milne  Search this

Horchert, Joseph  Search this

Penn, William  Search this

Place of publication, production, or execution:

United States

Physical Description:

2 Items

Access Note / Rights:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Summary:

Two black and white mounted photographs of Missouri sculptor Joseph Horchert with works of art. One image depicts Horchert with a rabbit sculpture and the other depicts him with 16 foot model of a William Penn sculpture in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Horchert is pictured on scaffolding (right) with another unidentified man (left). The model appears to be a small scale version of the William Penn bronze cast by Alexander Milne Calder which sits atop Philadelphia City Hall.

Citation:

Photographs of Joseph Horchert, circa 1920. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

Victor Porter Smith (1921-2012) was a collector in St. Louis, Missouri.

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

Donated 2016 by Victor Porter Smith estate via Lynn Springer Roberts, executor. Smith received the photographs as a gift from friends.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)17388

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)382939

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Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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