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Sculptor:
Ward, John Quincy Adams 1830-1910  Search this
Founder:
Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
National Academy of Design 1083 Fifth Avenue New York New York 10128
Date:
1863. Modeled 1862
Notes:
National Academy of Design, "An American Collection," 1989.
Sharp, Lewis I., "John Quincy Adams Ward Dean of American Sculpture," Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1985, no. 21.5.
Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg. 566.
National Academy of Design, "An American Collection," 1989, pg. 49.
Dearinger, David B., ed., "Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design, Volume I, 1826-1925," New York, NY: Hudson Hills Press, (National Academy of Design), 2004, pg. 566.
(Front of base:) J.Q.A. Ward Sc/1863 (On back of base:) THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO/FOUNDERS./N-Y.1891. 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:
Seated African-American male figure.
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
State of Being--Other--Enslaved  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Control number:
IAS 36270212
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_294404