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    		• Trost, Henry C.,
     
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    		• McKee, R. E.,
     
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    		• Trost and Trost,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Trost, Henry
     
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    		• Occupation -- Art
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- El Paso
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Henry Trost Self-Portrait, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Trost, Henry C., 1863-1933, sculptor.
    McKee, R. E., contractor.
    Trost and Trost, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Henry Trost Self-Portrait, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1929-1930.
    Medium: 
    Art stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 1 x 1 x 2 ft.
    Description: 
    A male face, possibly a portrait of building architect Henry Trost, protrudes over the main entrance of the Art Deco style Bassett Tower. He has a mustache and his head is surrounded by a curly plant motif.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Trost, Henry -- Head
    Occupation -- Art -- Architect
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- El Paso
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Bassett Tower, 301 Texas Avenue, Above main entrance, between 2nd & 3rd floors, El Paso, Texas 79901
    Remarks: 
    O.T. Bassett Tower was commissioned by Charles N. Bassett, President of State National Bank, at a cost of approximately $500,000. Architect Henry C. Trost of Trost & Trost designed the 15-story skyscraper, which was the tallest structure in El Paso at the time. The building was constructed by R. E. McKee. The building is listed on the National Register of Historical Buildings and is part of a National Historic District. IAS files contain a related excerpt from Lloyd C. and June-Marie F. Engelbrecht's "Henry C. Trost, Architect of the Southwest," El Paso Public Library Association, 1981, pg. 74. IAS files contain a related article from the El Paso Herald Post, Sept. 24, 1929; and the pamphlet, "Tour of Downtown El Paso Buildings Designed by Trost," Arts and Resources Council.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS TX001068
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