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Sculptor:
Quinn, Edmond Thomas 1868-1929  Search this
Founder:
Gorham Manufacturing Company  Search this
Subject:
Booth, Edwin  Search this
Medium:
Statue: bronze; Pedestal: granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Gramercy Park New York New York
Date:
1917. Dedicated November 13, 1918
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988.
Smart, Mary, "A Flight with Fame: the life and art of Frederick MacMonnies, with a Catalogue Raisonne of Sculpture and a Checklist of Paintings by E. Adina Gordon," Madison, CT: Sound View Press, 1996, no. 81.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, NY5013, 1989.
Monumental News, Oct., 1919, pg. 699.
Summary:
Standing male figure wearing a tunic and cape. He wears a chain around his neck and a dagger is fastened to his waist. His proper right hand touches the chair behind him, as if he has just stood up.
Topic:
Portrait male--Full length  Search this
Performing Arts--Theater--Performer  Search this
Literature--Shakespeare--Hamlet  Search this
Literature--Character--Hamlet  Search this
Control number:
IAS 76002821
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_5790