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Charles A. Schieren

Artist: Solon H. Borglum, American, 1868-1922
Medium: Bronze
Dates: 1909
Dimensions: 20 5/8 x 17 3/8 x 12 1/8 in. (52.4 x 44.1 x 30.8 cm)
Markings: Foundry mark stamped on proper right side in lower rear corner: "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS. N.Y."
Signature: Inscribed below proper right shoulder: "Solon H Borglum / 1909 / Sc[ulp]t."
Inscriptions: Incised along proper left side of pedestal: "HON . CHAS . A . SCHIEREN."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 09.876
Credit Line: Gift of Charles A. Schieren
Image: Overall, 09.876_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Bust portrait of a man; facing frontally with closely cropped hair, thick mustache and mutton chops; wearing a suit jacket and tie; on a low, square, stepped pedestal. Condition: Good, few accretions on lower, proper right corner of pedestal.

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