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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

A work made of plaster.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of plaster.

Date:

modeled 1879

Artist:

Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Daniel Chester French (Sculptor)

Title

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Place

New York (Object made in:)

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Modeled 1879

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

58.5 × 25.4 × 28 cm (23 × 10 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Brooks McCormick

Reference Number

1986.193

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