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Walter Muir Whitehill Medallion, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown  Search this
Designer:
Ruzicka, Rudolph  Search this
Subject:
Whitehill, John Muir  Search this
Medium:
Medallion: bronze; Foundation: granite (?)
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Medallion
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs Boston City Hall, Room 716 Boston Massachusetts 02201
Located Faneuil Hall Dock Square Boston Massachusetts
Date:
Installed 1976
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
Summary:
A bas-relief bronze portrait medallion of John Muir Whitehill in proper right profile. He wears a jacket and tie and holds a pipe in his proper right hand. The medallion is installed in a square stone slab embedded among the pavers in front of Anne Whitney's sculpture of Samuel Adams (IAS record 76008355).
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Education--Historian  Search this
Occupation--Writer  Search this
Occupation--Education--Student  Search this
Control number:
IAS MA000172
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_336414