Sculpture
- Title:
- John Greenleaf Whittier
- Object Name:
- Sculpture
- Object ID:
- 1995.601.06
- Creator:
- Brewster, George Thomas (1862-1943)
Sculptor - Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Bas relief sculpture. Portrait of John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), by George Thomas Brewster (1862-1943). Circular, with head of hollow-eyed man facing straight out of the plaque. Full beard, balding head with hair to ear tops. To right of face forming three lines, "WHI / TTI / ER". Beneath left shoulder, "Brewster". Dress of the times. Slight raised edge around perimeter of plaque.
- Material:
- Composition
- Dimensions:
- D-0.9 Dia-5.3 inches
- Provenance:
- George Thomas Brewster, born Mass., 1862, died Conn., 1943. Studied at Mass. State Normal Art School, Ecole des Beaux Arts under Dumond. Member National Sculpture Society, 1897; Architectural League of NY, 1897; NY Municipal Art Society; and others. Instructor at RI School of Design, 1892-93; Cooper Union, 1900- .
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Sculpture, Sculptors, Whittier, John Greenleaf
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