Purchase, Jonathan L. Cohen and Allison B. Morrow Gift and Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2007
Catalogue
- Year
- 1860
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Leonard Wells Volk
Artist
Leonard Wells Volk
Sculpture
Leonard Wells Volk was an American sculptor. He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures.
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Record
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- Leonard Wells Volk
- Year
- 1860
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1860-534388
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified