Harvard Art Museums > S28: John Farrar (1779-1853) Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"John Farrar (1779-1853) (Hiram Powers)(John Farrar) , S28,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/305337. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number S28 People Hiram Powers, American (Woodstock, NY 1805 - 1873 Florence, Italy) John Farrar (1779 - 1853) Title John Farrar (1779-1853) Classification Sculpture Work Type bust, sculpture Date 1837-1838 Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Florence Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/305337 Physical Descriptions Medium Marble Technique Carved Dimensions 71.1 x 48 x 22 cm (28 x 18 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: lower center, rear: PROF. JOHN FARRAR/BY/H. POWERS. inscription: on lower center rear: Prof. John Farrar./by/H. Powers. (irregular block capitals and square periods) inscription: base: John Farrar/1779-1853/by Hiram Powers Provenance Recorded Ownership History John Farrar (1779-1853), 1837-1838; to Mrs. John (Eliza) Farrar , Cambridge, MA; her bequest to Harvard College, 1870. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard University Portrait Collection, Bequest of Mrs. John Farrar to Harvard College, 1870 Object Number S28 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Wayne Craven, Sculpture in America, Thomas Y. Crowell Company (New York, NY, 1968), p. 113 Kenyon Castle Bolton, III, Peter G. Huenink, Earl A. Powell III, Harry Z. Rand, and Nanette C. Sexton, American Art at Harvard, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1972), cat. 56, ill. Exhibition History American Art at Harvard, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/19/1972 - 06/18/1972 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
