Study Head of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, (sculpture).

Study Head of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, (sculpture).

Niehaus, Charles Henry, 1855-1935, sculptor.

Study Head of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: plaster painted to resemble unweathered bronze; Base: black stained pencil cedar.

Sculpture 3.40 x 2.37 x 2.43 in.; Base: 2.78 x 1.77 x 1.77 in.

Plaster model of head and neck for the 1 1/2 life sized bronze sculpture of General Nathan Bedford Forrest located in Forrest Park, Memphis, Tennessee.

Portrait male -- Forrest, Nathan Bedford -- Head

Restricted Owner, Shelby Forest, Tennessee

Much of the history of this piece is detailed in the Forrest Monument Association's minute book (1901-1905) written by Judge J.P. Young, Secretary, and various local newspaper articles.

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.

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