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Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)

Edwin Whitney-Smith

bronze

Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Doncaster

Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)
Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)
Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)
Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)
Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)
Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)
Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)

Photo credit: Heritage Doncaster

Details

Classification:

Sculpture

Materials:

Bronze

Physical Object Description:

Bronze bust of the sculptor's cook (d. 1936), the cartoonist, George Belcher's model.

Dimensions:

67 x 43 x 30 cm

Accession Number:

DONMG 1963.482

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1963

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by A. H. Hind (1880-1957) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1940 (for £118); presented to Doncaster Museum & Art Gallery, now Danum Gallery, Library and Museum (Heritage Doncaster), December 1963

Relationship:

Arthur Mayger 'A. M.' Hind Danum Gallery, Library and Museum, Doncaster

Subject:

Torso, Portraits, Bust

The collection that owns this artwork may have more information on their own website about permitted uses and image licensing options.

Artist Bio

Edwin Whitney-Smith
Optimism (Portrait of Miss Sarah Dover) (1930-31)

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