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Water Nymph and Bittern or Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River

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Description: Water Nymph and Bittern or Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
TitleWater Nymph and Bittern or Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
Creator nameRush, William
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1872
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze cast of wood original
LocationCommissioners of Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsSculpture, American--19th centuryNymphs (Greek deities) in artAllegories
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Chapter 4: William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
Elizabeth Johns
Description: Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life
Thomas Eakins: The Heroism of Modern Life
ABOUT THE same time that Eakins began his portrait of Dr. Gross, he made preliminary sketches for William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River...
Author
Elizabeth Johns
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Copyright© 1983 by Elizabeth Johns
Related print edition pages: pp.82-114
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00346.4
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-23372&redirecttoanchor=92934
Chapter subject tags:Eakins, Thomas, 1844-1916Rush, William, 1756-1833Artists' modelsPainting--Technique

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LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/180657 ; http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/180656
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http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/14794
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https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/17761/the-indian-the-dying-chief-contemplating-the-progress-of-ci
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http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/158244
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http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/31672
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Creator nationality/cultureItalian
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