Benjamin Franklin

Unidentified (French), John Flaxman, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Benjamin Franklin, ca. 1846, plaster, 18 x 15 x 13 in. (45.7 x 38.1 x 33.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.16
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Artwork Details

Title
Benjamin Franklin
Artists
Unidentified (French)
Copy after John Flaxman
Date
ca. 1846
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
18 x 15 x 13 in. (45.7 x 38.1 x 33.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — political — statesman
  • Portrait male — Franklin, Benjamin — bust
Object Number
1968.155.16
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1968.155.16

Works by this artist (3 items)

Herbert Sigüenza, Unidentified, It's Simple Steve, ca. 1980, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.8
It’s Simple Steve
Artist
Dateca. 1980
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Herbert Sigüenza, La Raza Silkscreen 1982 Calendar, 1982, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.12
La Raza Silkscreen 1982 Calendar
Artist
Date1982
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Herbert Sigüenza, July/August from La Raza Graphic Center's 1983 Political Art Calendar, 1982, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2020.45.17
July/​August from La Raza Graphic Center’s 1983 Political…
Artist
Date1982
screenprint on paper
Not on view

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