Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Luce Center
Henry Baldwin Hyde (1834-1899)
Object Number:
1945.512
Date:
1901
Medium:
Dark brown patinated bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 8 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. ( 53.3 x 21 x 17.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: proper left side of base: "J.Q.A. WARD/Sculptor"
inscribed: front of base: "HENRY B. HYDE FOUNDER OF THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY"
inscribed: back of base: "THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE Co/FOUNDERS N.Y. 1901."
Description:
Portrait (full-length).
Gallery Label:
Hyde, founder of Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, was born at Catskill, New York. This statuette, a gift to N-YHS from his son, was the model for a life-size statue by Ward which was set up in the rotunda of the Equitable Life Assurance Company Building.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
