Henry Bradley Plant

Olin Levi Warner American
 Cast by Protin Brothers American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774

After studying in Paris, Warner returned to New York in 1872, and had difficulty earning a living as a sculptor. He decided to reapply for his old job as a telephone operator at the Southern Express Company in Augusta, Georgia. Upon hearing the artist's reasons for wanting employment, Henry Bradley Plant (1819-1899), the president of the company, commissioned Warner to execute this bust. The lively treatment of the face and hair, as well as the textured surface of the clothing reflect the sculptor's Beaux-Arts training.

Henry Bradley Plant, Olin Levi Warner (American, West Suffield, Connecticut 1844–1896 New York), Bronze, American

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