Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Charlotte Saunders Cushman (1816-1876)
Object Number:
1942.315
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Painted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 5/8 x 10 x 8 in. ( 37.1 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: metal plate on back: "CHARLOTTE CUSHMAN/COPYRIGHT SECURED BY/DAVID RICHARDS. CHICAGO ILL"
inscribed: on bottom of base in pencil: "$25.00"
inscribed: under proper left shoulder in crayon or charcoal: "71/1841"
inscribed: on bottom of b
Description:
Portrait bust.
Gallery Label:
Charlotte Cushman was recognized in the mid-1800s as the leading tragic and melodramatic actress of the American stage.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
