Professor J. J. Rucker, (sculpture).

Professor J. J. Rucker, (sculpture).

Yandell, Enid, 1870-1934, sculptor.

Professor J. J. Rucker, (sculpture).

H. 19 x W. 17 x D. 11 in.

Bust portrait of James Jefferson Rucker with a long beard.

Portrait male -- Rucker, James Jefferson -- Bust

Occupation -- Education -- Teacher

Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky

Gift of Summers, Fannie Tucker, Mrs.,

J. J. Rucker was a professor of mathematics at Georgetown College for fifty-five years, beginning in 1856. He was also president of the Female Seminary, and led the move to merge the two schools, making one of the earliest co-educational institutions in the country.

Darst, Stephanie, "The Sculpture of Enid Yandell," Louisville, KY: J. B. Speed Art Museum, 1993, pg. 18.

Darst, Stephanie, "The Sculpture of Enid Yandell," Louisville, KY: J. B. Speed Art Museum, 1993, pg. 18.

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