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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1391
People
Jo Davidson, American (New York, NY 1883 - 1952 New York, NY)
Title
John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948)
Other Titles
Former Title: Portrait bust of General Pershing
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1919
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/229619

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Technique
Lost-wax process
Dimensions
24.1 x 24.8 x 14 cm (9 1/2 x 9 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: on back of collar: Jo Davidson, Signed Date: 1919
  • inscription: On back: C. Valsuani Cire Perdue (8); Paris; on front, proper left of chest: Pershing

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Copyright
© Jo Davidson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1391
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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