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Charles Sumner
Thomas Crawford (American, about 1813–1857)
1842
Object Place: Rome, Italy
Medium/Technique
Marble
Dimensions
Overall: 68.6 x 35.6 x 26.5cm (27 x 14 x 10 7/16in.)
Base (marble socle): 17.78 x 27.31 cm (7 x 10 3/4 in.)
Base (marble socle): 17.78 x 27.31 cm (7 x 10 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Sumner
Accession Number74.30.1
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsSculpture
This portrait, the first American sculpture to enter the Museum's collection, conveys the resolve and uncompromising idealism of celebrated Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner. Sumner met Crawford while traveling in Europe in 1839 and found support and patronage for the sculptor.
ProvenanceCharles Sumner (1811-1874), Boston; by bequest to the Museum.