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The Scalp

A work made of bronze with black patina.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of bronze with black patina.

Date:

Modeled 1898, cast after 1916

Artist:

Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909)
Cast by Roman Bronze Works (American, founded 1897)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Americas

Artist

Frederic Remington (Sculptor)

Title

The Scalp

Place

New York (Object made in)

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Modeled 1898

Medium

Bronze with black patina

Inscriptions

Signed and inscribed base left side, bottom-middle, in cast: "Copyright by / Frederic Remington"; inscribed base right side, bottom-middle, in cast: "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS, N.Y."; cast number base underside, left-middle edge, in raised welds: "N. 13".

Dimensions

61.2 × 52.4 × 24 cm (24 1/8 × 20 11/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

George F. Harding Collection

Reference Number

1982.815

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