COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1911.583
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Dates/Places:
American; founded 1818 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Name-CRT:
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Creator Name:
Donoghue, John
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Dates/Places:
American; 1853-1903 North and Central America,North America,United Sta
Creator Name-CRT:
John Donoghue
Title:
Young Sophocles Leading the Chorus of Victory after the Battle of Salamis
Title Type:
preferred
View:
front view
Creation Date:
modeled 1885, cast 1911
Creation Start Date:
1911
Creation End Date:
1911
Materials and Techniques:
bronze with green patina
Classification Term:
Bronze
Creation Place:
North and Central America,North America,United States
Dimensions:
height x width x depth:93 1/4 x 50 x 32 in. (236.9 x 127 x 81.3 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1911.583
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Robert Allerton
Inscriptions:
Marked on right side: "{Sigma}OOOK{Lambda}H{Sigma}" (middle O had a vertical line running through it)Marked on left side: "{Sigma}A{Lambda}AMI{Sigma}"
Context:
From the plaster given by the World's Columbian Exposition Dec., 1893.Bronze sculpture cast in 1911 from plaster of 1885.
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E13989.TIF
