Moses Wainer Dykaar, Dr. Charles Doolittle Walcott, before 1925, marble, dimensions unavailable, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles Doolittle Walcott, 1927.11.1
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Dr. Charles Doolittle Walcott
- Artist
- Date
- before 1925
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- dimensions unavailable
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Charles Doolittle Walcott
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- marble
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Occupation — medicine — doctor
- Portrait male — Walcott, Charles Doolittle — bust
- Object Number
- 1927.11.1
Artwork Description
The scientist Dr. Charles D. Walcott was the fourth secretary of the Smithsonian, serving from 1907 until 1927. His fascination with geology began when he was thirteen years old and a wagon wheel uncovered a vein of fossils near his home. He traveled all over the world in support of his research, collecting fossils and plants from Canada, South America, and China.
