Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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John V. Lindsay (1921-2001)
Object Number:
1996.7
Date:
ca. 1975
Medium:
Bonded bronzed plaster
Dimensions:
Overall (including base): 21 1/2 x 8 x 11 in. (54.6 x 20.3 x 27.9 cm)
Description:
Portrait bust: Bronzed plaster bust on 5 1/2" square stone base.
Gallery Label:
John V. Lindsay (1921-2001) served as Mayor of New York City 1965 to 1972, during a tumultuous period of the city's history. Lindsay faced a long public transit strike, a teacher's strike, race riots, and huge municipal expenditures. He was unsuccessful in seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1980.
Credit Line:
Gift of Cormac K. H. O'Malley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
