Full-length Sketch of a Male Figure; Study of a Sculpture of a Female Figure (Possibly by L. G. Mead?) (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1860

Not on view

Ward, a student of Henry Kirke Brown, became known as the "Dean of American Sculpture." This page is from a sketchbook, which provides an intimate look at the artist’s working methods. Ward’s sketches include several classically influenced figures mingled with American Indians on horseback as well as a number of bison.

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Title: Full-length Sketch of a Male Figure; Study of a Sculpture of a Female Figure (Possibly by L. G. Mead?) (from Sketchbook)
Artist: John Quincy Adams Ward (American, Urbana, Ohio 1830–1910 New York)
Date: ca. 1860
Culture: American
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/16 × 11 in. (20.5 × 27.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Edward R. Grove, 1985
Object Number: 1985.351.19 verso
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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