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Sculptor:
Ball, Thomas 1819-1911  Search this
Founder:
Royal Foundry  Search this
Fabricator:
Messrs. Batterson, Canfield, & Company  Search this
Subject:
Webster, Daniel  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: grey Quincy granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of New York Department of Parks and Recreation The Arsenal - Central Park New York New York 10021
Located Central Park West 72nd Street New York New York 10021
Date:
Original 1853. Cast 1876. Dedicated Nov. 25, 1876
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 242-243.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Summary:
Standing portrait of Webster with his proper right hand resting inside his jacket over his heart. To his proper right is a short draped pillar.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Political--Senator  Search this
Occupation--Education--Orator  Search this
Occupation--Political--Diplomat  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76004876
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_15821