Bust / Thomas Ball
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.313
- Title
- Bust
- Artist
- Thomas Ball
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1819-1911
- Medium and Support
- plaster
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1853
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Romesh and Veena Saigal
- Dimensions
- 24.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 10 cm (9 5/8 in. x 5 11/16 in. x 3 15/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- bust
- Physical Description
- Plaster cast bust of a caucasian male
- Subject Matter
- Although Ball joined the circle of the American Neo-classical sculptor Hiram Powers, his work remained rooted in an objective naturalism and a devotion to American subjects. The monuments, small bronzes and portraits he produced in the following years are characterized by their smooth surfaces and minimal detail.
- Secondary Keywords
- figures (representations)
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2469 x 3704
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2008/2.313
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-2.313/2008_2_313.jpg
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"Bust; Thomas Ball." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2008-sl-2.313/2008_2_313.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 17, 2024.