Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Casting |
Title |
Richard Watson Gilder |
Catalog Number |
1939.166 |
Creator |
Wilson, Robert Burns |
Maker |
Wilson, Robert Burns |
Date |
ca. 1900 |
Material(s) |
Plaster/Metal/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-21.25 W-17.5 inches |
Description |
This is a plaster relief of Richard Watson Gilder by artist Robert Burns Wilson. It is a right side profile of Watson with a mustache and dressed in a suit. The cast is broken into four pieces. Inscribed on the cast in the lower right corner is "R.B. W. / Sculptor." |
Notes |
Robert Burns Wilson was born in Pennsylvania on October 30, 1850. He was a painter and poet who wrote the famous poem, "Remember the Maine." The poem was based on the based on the phrase used by newspapers leading to the Spanish-American War. However, he was best known as a nature poet. Wilson came to Kentucky in 1871 and began working in Louisville. In 1875, he moved Frankfort, where portrait commissions awaited. He lived in Frankfort for close to 30 years. Wilson made his home and studio in the Hanna House located at Second and Conway Streets. He began painting landscapes in the 1880s. In 1904, he moved to New York and remained in the East until his death in 1916. |
Collection |
W. W. Longmoor Collection |
People |
Gilder, Richard Watson Wilson, Robert Burns |
Subjects |
Men Art Plasterwork Plaster work |
Search Terms |
Arts Frankfort (Ky.) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |