Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Object Number:
1959.50
Date:
ca. 1950-1959
Medium:
Bronze-gold patinated bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 25.4 x 11.4 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
signed: on back of collar: "Jo DAVIDSON 1943"
Description:
Portrait bust
Gallery Label:
The Society purchased this bust from the Associated American Artists Corporation which arranged for the manufacture of 250 plaster copies of Davidson's original bust of ca. 1950.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
