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The Stoker

Artist: Chester Beach, American, 1881-1956
Cast By: Casandri Roma
Medium: Bronze
Place Made: USA
Dates: 1912
Dimensions: 22 x 10 1/2 x 17 in. (55.9 x 26.7 x 43.2 cm)
Markings: Inscribed along proper left side of base: "© ROMA / 1912" and "Fond. Casandri. / ROMA."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 39.116
Credit Line: Gift of Samuel A. Lewisohn
Image: Overall, 39.116_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Statuette of shirtless man hunched over and shoveling coal, stands on a round base; roughly modeled. Condition: Good.

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