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George Peabody (1795-1869), (sculpture). Artist:  Murphy, Jeannette, sculptor. Title:  George Peabody (1795-1869), (sculpture). Dates:  2015. Dedicated May 23, 2015. Medium:  Sculpture: ceramic; Base: wood. Dimensions:  Sculpture: 16 x 16 in. Base: 9 1/2 x 17 in. Inscription:  (On base, stoneware clay plaque:) GEORGE PEABODY / 1795-1869 / Gift of the Artist / JEANNETTE MURPHY / 2015 signed Subject:  Portrait male -- Peabody, George -- Bust Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Occupation -- Monetary -- Philanthropist Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  District of Columbia Public Library, Georgetown Branch Library, 3260 R Street, N.W., Peabody Room, Third Floor, Washington, District of Columbia 20007 Remarks:  "George Peabody, born in 1795, grew up poor in Massachusetts, but worked hard in his youth in both DC and Baltimore, first in dry goods and then banking. He eventually settled in the UK, then the center of international finance, where he thrived, becoming a successful financier and philanthropist and is now widely accepted as the father of modern philanthropy. Among other generous gifts in both the US and England, in 1867 he donated funds to the city of Washington, DC for the establishment of a public library in Georgetown. While initially housed in the Curtis School on O Street, a new, more spacious library was built in 1935 at its current location on R Street. The Peabody Room on the top floor was established to honor his gift, and is now dedicated to maintaining the archives of historic and modern Georgetown." This portrait sculpture was commissioned in 2015 for Georgetown Library's Peabody Room and was formally unveiled on May 23, 2015. References:  District of Columbia Public Library, Georgetown Branch Library, 2023. 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 08380001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 08380001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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