Nikola Tesla, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

sculptor
Krsinic, Fran
Subject
Tesla, Nikola
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, Buffalo survey, 1994.
Summary
Depicts Nikola Tesla seated, reading a manuscript lying open in his lap. He has short hair and wears a collared shirt or robe. Figure is mounted on top of a pyramidal-shaped base with inscriptions on the front and both sides, and a plaque on the rear.
Culture
Yugoslav
Dedicated July 23, 1976
Control number
IAS NY000332
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Figure: bronze with patina; Base: marble
Owner/Location
Administered by New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Niagara Falls New York
Located Goat Island Park Niagara Reservation Niagara Falls New York
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Topic
Portrait male--Full length
Occupation--Science--Inventor
Ethnic
Object--Written Matter--Manuscript
Record ID
siris_ari_326282
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