Sculptor:

Lang, C. N.  Search this

Subject:

Apgar, Edgar Kelsey  Search this

Medium:

Sculpture: bronze; Base: red sandstone

Type:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures-Relief

Sculptures-Gravestone

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Restricted Owner Tompkins County New York

Date:

1890

Notes:

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

Image on file.

C. N. Lang (On base, right:) EDGAR KELSEY/APGAR/1842-1885/ITHACA ALBANY (On base, left:) HIS FRIENDS/HERE MARK/AN UNSELFISH LIFE/GIVEN TO/THE WELFARE/OF THE/STATE signed

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Summary:

Bas-relief bust of Edgar Kelsey Apgar is affixed to a roughly pyramidal structure. The figure wears a suit and bow tie. There are reliefs of palm fronds and olive leaves carved onto the pyramidal form, as well as a bench carved into the form.

Topic:

Portrait male--Bust  Search this

Control number:

IAS NY001835

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_344236