Art Survey No. 653: Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857-1935) / Behind subject's shoulder "M. Flinsch Buba 1938", 1938
Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 653
Scope and Contents
Portrait bust of Henry Fairfield Osborn, Paleontologist and AMNH President from 1908-1933. Inscription: On base plate "For Him the Dry Bones Came to Life/and Giant Forms of Ages Past/Rejoined the Pageant of the Living." On marble base "Joy Flinsch Buba/1942".
Dates
- 1938
Creator
- Buba, Joy Flinsch, 1904-1998 (Artist, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Born in: Lloyds Neck, NY;Active in: Blue Mountain, NC.AMNH employee in the Vertebrate Paleontology Department, 1928-1937, as a sculptor and artist. Later became a sculptor of portrait busts.
Extent
1 Object : 1 sculpture : Bronze ; 27 x 32 in.; 19
Language of Materials
English
Condition
Condition: Poor, heavy coating over patina (4).
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Frame: Gray marble base, 66 1/2 x 48 x 24.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Commission; 10/21/1938.
Local Note
Purchase $5,500.00
- Art Survey
- Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 -- Portraits
Creator
- Buba, Joy Flinsch, 1904-1998 (Artist, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
