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Richard B. Westnedge, (sculpture). Artist:  Coppini, Pompeo, 1870-1957, sculptor. Title:  Richard B. Westnedge, (sculpture). Dates:  1900. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: white marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 28 x 24 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 22 in. x 22 Inscription:  Coppini Sc./1900 N.Y. (...illegible) (On front of bronze base of sculpture:) RICHARD B. WESTNEDGE/ SURGEON 3rd INFTY. U.S.A. signed Description:  A bronze bust of Richard B. Westnedge dressed in his uniform. At the bottom of the bust there are are two small allegorical figures that represent History and Patriotism. Subject:  Portrait male -- Westnedge, Richard B. -- Bust Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism Dress -- Uniform -- Military Uniform Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Kalamazoo Sculpture Owner:  Riverside Cemetery, 1015 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, Michigan Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Westnedge, Mary B., Kalamazoo, Michigan Remarks:  Richard B. Westnedge (1869-1899), surgeon in the Spanish American War, died in the Philippine Islands of typhoid fever. His mother, Mrs. Mary B. Westnedge, commissioned this bust and displayed it in her home before she donated it to the cemetery. References:  Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo," Michigan: iota press, 1980, pg. 60. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Hendry, Fay L., "Outdoor Sculpture in Kalamazoo," Michigan: iota press, 1980, pg. 61. 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 87790014   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87790014 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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