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John Alfred Brashear, (sculpture). Artist:  Vittor, Frank, 1888-1968, sculptor. Title:  John Alfred Brashear, (sculpture). Dates:  1920.; Dedicated on November 24, 1927. Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Life-size. Description:  Seated figure of John A. Brashear with hands crossed over his knees. Rough surface texture. Subject:  Portrait male -- Brashear, John Alfred Occupation -- Science -- Astronomer Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Allegheny Observatory, Riverview Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The piece is located in the observatory directly above the crypt that contains Brashear's ashes. References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. Illustration:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 60. 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 64480028   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480028 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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