Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Object Number:
1953.14
Date:
1914
Medium:
Plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 1/2 in. ( 67.3 cm )
Description:
Maquette for life-size marble in the Concord Public Library depicting seated figure intent upon his thoughts, wearing favorite robe (the "Gaberlunzey," as it was affectionately called by the sitter's family).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French)
Provenance:
Mrs. William Penn Cresson (Margaret French), daughter of the artist
-original statue in the Concord Public Library, Concord, MA, 1914
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
