Hollis Burke Frissell Memorial, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Longman, Evelyn Beatrice 1874-1954
- Subject
- Frissell, Hollis B
- Moton, Robert Lewis
- Samu, Margaret, 2002.
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
- Image on file.
- (Left lower corner:) Evelyn B Longman 1930 (Beneath relief, raised:) 1851.HOLLIS.BURKE.FRISSELL.1917/THE.MORE.ABUNDANT.LIFE.PREVAILS signed
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- A relief featuring five figures. In the foreground, Henry B. Frissell, a bald and bearded man, holds his proper right fist in front of him. To his right is Robert Lewis Moton. Both men wear suits. To Moton's right is an African-American woman in a dress. To Frissell's left are an African-American man and an American Indian wrapped in a blanket.
- Culture
- African American
- Indian
- 1930
- Control number
- IAS VA000118
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures-Relief
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Relief: cast bronze; Base: pink grey marble
- Owner/Location
- Administered by Hampton University Museum Director Hampton Virginia 23668
- Located Hampton University Memorial Church Shore & Marshall Street Southwest side Hampton Virginia
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Portrait male--Full length
- Figure group
- Occupation--Education--Principal
- Ethnic
- Record ID
- siris_ari_322937
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
