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Bust of Winslow Homer
Accession # 24.429
Artist William R. O' Donovan
Title Bust of Winslow Homer
Date 1876, cast ca. 1911
Medium Bronze
Dimensions 12 x 6 x 4 1/2 in. (30.5 x 15.2 x 11.4 cm)
Marks Foundry mark inscribed on back edge of base: "ROMAN BRONZE WORKS N.Y"
Inscriptions Inscribed on front of bust, below chest: "HOMER"
Signed Inscribed on back of bust: "W.R. O'DONOVAN / © / '81"
Credit Line Museum Collection Fund
Location Visible Storage: Case 4, Shelf K (Sculpture)
Description Bust portrait of a man truncated below chest and at shoulders; man looks straight ahead with hair combed towards forehead and moustache; smooth and polished surface; bust attached to a round, pedestal base. Condition: Good.