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Taft, Lorado Zadoc,
Jas. H. Matthews & Company, Classic Bronze Division,
Portrait male -- Westinghouse, George
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Science
Relief
Sculpture
George Westinghouse Relief, (sculpture).
Artist:
Taft, Lorado Zadoc, 1860-1936, sculptor.
Jas. H. Matthews & Company, Classic Bronze Division, founder.
Title:
George Westinghouse Relief, (sculpture).
Dates:
1916.; Commissioned 1915.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
49 x 35 in.
Inscription:
(Raised on upper portion of plaque:) GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE/MASTER /WORKMAN/1846-1914 (Raised on lower portion of plaque:) INVENTOR - FOUNDER - ORGANIZER/AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY/THIS TABLET IS ERECTED BY THE/VETERAN EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION/WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC AND/MANUFACTURING COMPANY - 1916(Incised lower right:) Lorado Taft Sc.1915 signed
Description:
Relief portrait of George Westinghouse seated in a chair. His left arm rests on the arm of the chair and his right is firmly gripping the other arm.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Westinghouse, George
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Occupation -- Science -- Inventor
Object Type:
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, Veteran Employees Association,
Located at Westinghouse East Pittsburgh Works, 770 Braddock Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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. 373.
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 64480184
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
64480184
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