William Wilson Corcoran

John Quincy Adams Wardmodel 1882, carved 1883

Details

Title: William Wilson Corcoran
Creator: John Quincy Adams Ward
Date Created: model 1882, carved 1883
Physical Dimensions: overall: 73.66 × 48.26 × 33.02 cm (29 × 19 × 13 in.)
Provenance: Commissioned March 1882 by Hillcrest, the Washington City Orphan Asylum;[1] acquired October 1939 by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington;[2] acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art. [1] See supporting documentation for the Corcoran change of date proposal, dated 9 April 2007, in NGA curatorial files. [2] The Ward bust was acquired by the Corcoran in exchange for a bust of Mr. Corcoran and the sculpture _The First Step_, both by Ulric S.J. Dunbar.
Rights: CC0
Medium: marble

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