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Robert Charles Billings, (sculpture). Artist:  Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor. Title:  Robert Charles Billings, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 9, 1903. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze set in marble frame. Inscription:  (Proper left side:) A ST G (monogram)/ASPET (Above figure: transcription illegible) (Raised inscription below figure:) M*D*C*C*XIX* (transcription illegible)*XCIX signed Description:  Bronze medallion 3/4 length portrait of Robert Charles Billings (1819-1899), seen in right profile. The medallion is surrounded by a wreath of oak leaves that holds the portrait in a square marble frame. Subject:  Portrait male -- Billings, Robert Charles Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201 Located Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston Street, North courtyard wall, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 Remarks:  Billings was a benefactor of the Library. The sculpture, purchased with $8,902, was a gift by the executors of the Billings estate. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Boston Art Commission, 1991. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 77000089   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77000089 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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