Joseph Prentice Willetts (1918-1943) / MR "L. Lentelli"
Scope and Contents
Relief of head, upper chest of man in uniform with ocean in background and various naval symbols.
Dates
- 1946
Creator
- Lentelli, Leo, 1879- (Person)
Biographical sketch
Born in: Bologna, Italy;Died in: Rome, Italy.Active in: NY; Italy.Italian painter and sculptor.
Extent
1 Object : sculpture : bronze ; 37 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Willetts, William P., 1946..
General Note
Memorial to J.P. Willetts by his family - the J.P. Willetts Foundation - supports education in the study of meteorology.
General Note
Inscription: "The. Mariner./Ship 9./V P. 210/U.S.N./Joseph. Prentice. Willetts./Lieutenant (18) USNR/Sep. 30. 1918 Aug. 18. 1943".
General Note
Condition: Good (1).
Creator
- Lentelli, Leo, 1879- (Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017).
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
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