Dr. James G. Playfair

Hiram Powers, Dr. James G. Playfair, 1845, plaster, 26 1414 1810 14 in. (66.736.026.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson, 1968.155.47
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Artwork Details

Title
Dr. James G. Playfair
Artist
Date
1845
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
26 1414 1810 14 in. (66.736.026.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase in memory of Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Portrait male — Playfair, James G. — nude
  • Portrait male — Playfair, James G. — bust
  • Occupation — medicine — doctor
  • Study — sculpture model
Object Number
1968.155.47

Works by this artist (2 items)

Frank Fleming, Desert Landscape, 1980, unglazed porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1980.97A-C
Desert Landscape
Date1980
unglazed porcelain
On view
Frank Fleming, Southern Catfish Plate, 1995, glazed porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ron Porter and Joe Price in honor of Frank Fleming, 2002.50
Southern Catfish Plate
Date1995
glazed porcelain
Not on view

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Ron Fondaw, Fingers, 1978, thrown, slip-cast, and salt-glazed porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Suzanne Kores, 1981.18
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Date1978
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wheel-thrown, assembled, and glazed porcelain
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