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Roger B. Taney, (sculpture). Artist:  Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor. Title:  Roger B. Taney, (sculpture). Dates:  1876/1877. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble. Dimensions:  25 3/4 x 24 x 14 in. (65.4 x 61 x 35.6 cm) Inscription:  (Pedestal base:) TANEY (Bracket base:) ROGER B TANEY/FIFTH CHIEF JUSTICE/SVPREME COURT U S/15 MARCH 1836 unsigned Description:  Portrait bust of Roger Brooke Taney (1777-1864) with long, narrow, and wrinkled face; hair short, flowing, and parted on the right side. He wears double-breasted suit with judicial robe over it. Subject:  Portrait male -- Taney, Roger Brooke -- Bust Occupation -- Law -- Chief Justice Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Senate, Washington, District of Columbia 20510 Accession Number: 21.00018 Located United States Capitol, Old Supreme Court Chamber, Washington, District of Columbia 20201 Provenance:  Acquired 1877. Remarks:  The bust was derived from the portrait statue of Taney done in 1870 by William H. Rinehart. 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. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965. Architect of the Capitol, "Art in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1976. 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. 357. "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965, pp. 187. Related Works:  For related work see 76007658. 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 75002296   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75002296 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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