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Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Rush, William 1756-1833  Search this
Subject:
Franklin, Benjamin  Search this
Medium:
North American white pine
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Yale University Art Gallery 1111 Chapel Street New Haven Connecticut 06520 Accession Number: 1804.4
Date:
1787
Notes:
Matheson, Susan B., "Art for Yale: A History of the Yale University Art Gallery," New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 2001, fig. 3.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Yale University Portrait Index, 1701-1951.
Yale University Art Gallery, 1988.
Freedman, Paula B. and Robin Jaffee Frank, "A Checklist of American Sculpture at Yale University," New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1992.
Summary:
Portrait bust of Benjamin Franklin.
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Occupation--Political--Statesman  Search this
Occupation--Science--Inventor  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Author  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75001854
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_4516