Patrick Henry
Artist
Robert Ball Hughes
(1806-1868)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1830s
MediumPainted plaster
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (29.2 x 14 cm)
Base: 5 x 1 in. (12.7 x 2.5 cm)
Base: 5 x 1 in. (12.7 x 2.5 cm)
InscribedSigned on back of base: "Ball Hughes". Inscribed on front of base: "Liberty or Death". On bottom of base in red: "5 632-J-1 over 77".
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Norfolk Newspapers' Art Trust Fund
Object number54.11.6
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a full-length sculpture of Patrick Henry of painted plaster.Label TextRobert Ball Hughes American (1806-1868) Patrick Henry, ca. 1830s Painted plaster, 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Museum purchase 54.11.6 Published ReferencesANTIQUES MAGAZINE, July 1955. VIRGINIA PILOT, 1/21/56, "Museum Piece of the Week". Also, possibly in 1/22/55 issue too. William Rasmussen, "Patrick Henry: Sentinel for the People", AMERICAN ART REVIEW, Vol. 8, No. 1 (February-March 1996), Color ill. p. 132.
