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General Francis Amasa Walker, (sculpture). Artist:  Brooks, Richard Edwin, 1865-1919, sculptor. Title:  General Francis Amasa Walker, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Francis Amasa Walker, (sculpture). Dates:  1899. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. x W. 2 ft. 8 1/2 in.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. 3 in. x W. 3 in. Inscription:  (Front of bust:) FRANCIS AMASA WALKER (To proper right of head:) SUPERINTENDENT/OF THE NINTH/AND TENTH/CENSUS (To proper left of head:) BREVET BRIGADIER/GENERAL OF THE/UNITED STATES/VOLUNTEERS. (Above head:) PRESIDENT OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/TRUSTEE OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Above bust on bronze back plaque:) SOLDIER ECONOMIST STATISTICIAN (Proper right side, bust:) RICHARD E. BROOKS SR./Boston Mass 1899 (Proper left side, bust:) CAST BY CIRE-PERDUE PROCESS signed Description:  A bronze bust of Walker set on a stone bracket against a bronze background. In dress of period, with cloak. Subject:  Portrait male -- Walker, Francis Amasa -- Bust Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201 Located Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Courtyard, Boston, Massachusetts 902117 Remarks:  The statue commemorates General Francis Amasa Walker (1840-1897), Trustee of the Library in 1896 and President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1881-1897). The statue was funded by City appropriations. IAS files contain a copy of Nov. 14, 1899 resolution commemorating Walker. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Boston Art Commission, 1991. 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 87710017   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87710017 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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