Bust of Clara Barton

Anton Benson

Clara Barton National Historic Site, National Park Service
Glen Echo, MD, United States

Benson studied with Ulysses S. Dunbar. At the request of Dr. Julian Hubbell, Dunbar made a death mask of Miss Barton after she died in 1912. After Dunbar’s death, Benson completed the bust with Dunbar sculpting tools. Barton's death mask is at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC.

Details

Title: Bust of Clara Barton
Creator: Anton Benson
Location: Washington, DC
Contributor: Clara Barton National Historic Site National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/clba/exb/Recognition/gifts_honors/CLBA555_ClaraBartonSculpture.html
Source: Clara Barton National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: CLBA555
Measurements: H 62.0, W 39.0, D 22.5 cm
Materials: Plaster
Date: c 1927

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