Self Portrait (The Pine Knot Portrait)

• Artist: William Rush
• Medium: Bronze, stone base
• Dates: 1822; cast 1971
• Dimensions: 22 x 17 x 11 in. (55.9 x 43.2 x 27.9 cm)
• Markings: Inscribed on back of round pedestal base: "PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY / OF THE FINE ARTS / © KENNEDY GALLERIES- / 6/15"
• Collection: American Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 4, Shelf L
• Accession Number: 2002.2
• Edition: Cast: 6/15
• Image: 2002.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Shoulder-length bust portrait of older man with head turned to proper right; head appears as if emerging out of pine trunk (which forms neck and shoulders) with knots and a pine branch across the front; bust raised on round pedestal atop black stone square plinth base. Condition: Good.