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Harriet Beecher Stowe, (sculpture). Artist:  Putnam, Brenda, 1890-1975, sculptor. White, Stanford, 1853-1906, architect. Title:  Harriet Beecher Stowe, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Hall of Fame for Great Americans: Harriet Beecher Stowe, (sculpture). Dates:  1925. Medium:  Bronze. Description:  Female bust wearing dress with round collar with pin at collar and a shawl around shoulders. Subject:  Portrait female -- Stowe, Harriet Beecher -- Bust Occupation -- Writer -- Novelist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State University of New York, State Dormitory Authority, Buildings and Grounds, Albany, New York Located Bronx Community College, University Avenue & West 181st Street, Hall of Fame for Great Americans, Bronx, New York 10453 Remarks:  Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was a writer of the antislavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," published in 1851-52. It sold 300,000 copies within the first year and influenced the coming of the Civil War. She was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1910. Her portrait is one of 97 bronze busts installed along the walls of the colonnaded Beaux Arts style Hall of Fame complex which was dedicated on May 30, 1901. The Hall of Fame was founded by New York University as a Pantheon honoring historically significant American men and women. The stewardship was assumed by Bronx Community College when the property was transferred to The City University of New York in 1973. Architect Stanford White designed the complex which measures 630 feet long and alittle over 100 feet wide. IAS image files contain overview shots of the entire Hall of Fame filed under Stanford White, "Hall of Fame for Great Americans." IAS files contain a brochure from Bronx Community College which names all of those depicted in the Hall of Fame and provides a detailed floor plan of the complex. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 New York University, Hall of Fame for Great Americans, 1969. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. 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 76003185   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76003185 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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