COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
SAAM.1990.30
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Name:
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Founder
Creator Dates/Places:
founded 1813
Biography:
In addition to plants in Rhode Island, the company was headquartered in New York City in 1905 with a retailoffice there. Initilly founded in 1813; Gorham Silver was active from 1831 to 1981. In 1967, the company mergedwith _____Textron and no longer manufactured bronze items.
Creator Name-CRT:
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator Name:
Lee, Arthur
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1881 Norway-1961 USA
Biography:
Came to U.S. in 1888.
Creator Name-CRT:
Arthur Lee
Title:
The Ethiopian
Title Type:
Title
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1912
Creation Start Date:
1912
Creation End Date:
1912
Materials and Techniques:
bronze
Dimensions:
overall: 27 7/8 x 11 3/4 x 10 1/8 in. (70.9 x 29.9 x 25.8 cm.)
AMICA Contributor:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Owner Location:
Washington, DC, USA
ID Number:
1990.30
Credit Line:
Museum purchase made possible by William T. Evans, William Franklin Paris, and Helen Spear
Inscriptions:
back left corner of base engraved: AL (artist's monogram) 1912back right side edge ofbase stamped: GORHAMCO, FOUNDERS GR (illegible) C (each letter written in a square) OAPI
Copyright:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Related Image Identifier Link:
SAAM.1990.30.tif
