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Ball, Thomas,
Ames Manufacturing Company,
Portrait male -- Clay, Henry
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Education
Occupation -- Law
Object -- Written Matter
Sculpture
Henry Clay, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ball
,
Thomas
,
1819-1911
,
sculptor
.
Ames Manufacturing Company, founder.
Title:
Henry Clay, (sculpture).
Dates:
1858.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
30 7/8 x 12 x 10 3/4 in. (78.4 x 30.5 x 27.3 cm)
Inscription:
(On lower back of drapery:) T.
BALL
Sculp. Boston 1858 (On back of base:) PATENT assigned to G. W. Nichols signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length standing portrait of Henry Clay holding a partially unrolled piece of paper in his hands. Drapes hangs over a truncated column is at his left.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Clay, Henry -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- Senator
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Occupation -- Education -- Orator
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Object -- Written Matter -- Paper
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Senate, Washington, District of Columbia 20510 Accession Number: 24.0007
Located United States Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia 20201
Provenance:
Acquired from Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, New York 1987.
References:
Kloss, William & Diane K. Skvarla, "United States Senate catalogue of fine art," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002.
U. S. Senate Commission on Art, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Kloss, William & Diane K. Skvarla, "United States Senate catalogue of fine art," Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002, pg. 65.
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 64850003
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