Bust of Henry Walters

This bust was commissioned in 1930 shortly after the bronze version [WAM 28.5] and derives from the same plaster model. It was intended as a pendant to the marble bust of William T. Walters, Henry's father, by Rinehart [WAM 28.9].

Schuler, a native of Lorraine (in present-day France), was raised in Baltimore and attended the School of Art and Design at the Maryland Institute. He received the Rinehart Prize, enabling him to study in Paris. After receiving awards at the Paris Salon, Schuler returned to Baltimore, where he pursued a highly successful career as the city's leading sculptor and founded the Schuler School of Fine Art.