Joseph Hopkinson
Shobal Vail Clevenger
The plaster bust of Hopkinson (1770-1842), was on view almost continuously at the Academy from 1847 to 1869. Although Clevenger himself never worked in bronze, the Pennsylvania Academy had the bust cast in bronze in 1905 by the Bureau Brothers Foundry.
Artist
Date of Birth
(1812-1843)
Date
1905
Medium
Bronze with black patina; sand cast in 1905
Dimensions
26 x 15 x 11 in. (66.04 x 38.1 x 27.94 cm.)
Accession #
1905.3
Credit Line
Purchased by the Pennsylvania Academy
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Category
Subject
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