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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1954.13
People
Joseph Coplans, British
Title
Portrait of George Bernard Shaw
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
20th century
Places
Creation Place: Africa, South Africa
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228790

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
48.3 x 27.9 cm (19 x 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • label: Plaque attached to the front side of the base reads: Contemporary portrait modelled by Dr. Joseph Coplans M.O. R.A.M.C. (R) and presented by him to Harvard in memory of his Harvard cousin Professor Abraham Myerson.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Joseph Coplans, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1954.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Joseph Coplans to Harvard University in memory of his Harvard cousin, Professor Abraham Myerson
Accession Year
1954
Object Number
1954.13
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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