Bas-Relief

Name/Title

Bas-Relief

Entry/Object ID

2021.4.18

Description

Plaster bas-relief showing Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau in left profile. He is depicted wearing a suit or lab coat with his eyes closed. The sculpture is signed at bottom left "SFB 1933." Back and sides have no markings. Wire loop at top for hanging, has been painted or stained a light grey/tan color. The relief is cracked across in several places.

Artwork Details

Subject Person

Trudeau, Edward Livingston

Made/Created

Date made

1933

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front, bottom left

Transcription

SFB

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bas-Relief

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Bas-reliefs, Art, Physicians

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Width

7 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Note: relief depth is different in spots. Max depth 1.25".