Name/Title
Bust of Henry Clay FrickEntry/Object ID
1995.1.177Description
BRONZE BUST, 37" HIGH, OF HENRY CLAY FRICK. ALABAMA MARBLE PEDESTAL, 60" HIGH WITH BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON PEDESTAL "HENRY CLAY FRICK" ON BASE OF BUST IN BACK "ROMAN BRONZE WKS., NY"
ETCHED IN HANDWRITING UNDER LEFT SHOULDER OF BUST: MALVINA HOFFMAN 1920"
"ACCORDING TO NEWS REPORTS OF THE BUILDING DEDICATION IN 1917, THE BUST WAS SCULPTED BY J. MASSEY RHIND, AS WERERE THE VAST MAJORITY OF BUSTS PLACED THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM, LIBRARY AND COURTYARD. HOWEVER, THE BUST IS NUT SIGHNED BY RHIND AND NO OTHER DOCUMENTATION CONFIRMS THAT IT IS HIS WORK. THE SIGNATURE FOUND UNDER THE SHOULDER MAY HAVE BEEN FROM SOMEONE WHO DID FURTHER WORK ON THE BUST AFTER ITS INITIAL UNVEILING.
NOT THE ORIGINAL BUST.Collection
McKinleyAcquisition
Accession
1995.1Source or Donor
General Museum CollectionAcquisition Method
Gift