Collection Highlights
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
Date:
1770-1776
Object Number:
1878.6
Medium:
Lead
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Luce Center
Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940)
Object Number:
1951.465
Date:
1947
Medium:
Light terracotta painted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 19 1/8 x 12 1/4 in. ( 61 x 48.6 x 31.1 cm )
Marks:
signed: under proper left shoulder: "E. S. HARKNESS/MALVINA HOFFMAN"
inscribed: proper left front at base: "MALVINA HOFFMAN 1946"
Description:
Portrait bust
Gallery Label:
Edward Harkness inherited an enormous fortune from his father, Stephen V. Harkness (1818-88), one of the six original shareholders of Standard Oil and a partner of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. He also received large bequests upon the death of his mother, Anna (Richardson) Harkness, and his older brother, Charles W. Harkness. Thereafter his life was devoted to philanthropy; among the beneficiaries of his generosity were the New York Public Library, the Pilgrim Trust and Phillips Exeter Academy, N. H.
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
