Elizabeth Blackwell, (sculpture) | Smithsonian Institution

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.; Image on file.; Finger Lakes Times (Geneva, NY), Oct. 2, 1994, pg. 3A.; (Side corner of bronze base, incised lettering:) A.E. AUB 1994 (Top front of granite base, incised lettering:) "I CANNOT BUT CONGRATULATE MYSELF ON HAVING FOUND AT LAST/THE RIGHT PLACE FOR MY BEGINNING."/ELIZABETH BLACKWELL/LETTER FROM GENEVA. NOV. 9. 1847 (Rear of granite base:) "SCULPTOR A.E. TED AUB, PROFESSOR OF ART, HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES--DEDICATED OCT. 1, 1994" 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 full-length portrait of a youthful Elizabeth Blackwell, seen sitting sideways on a chair in a contemplative mood. She has her hair pulled back and wears a skirt with overblouse. Her proper left elbow rests on top of the back of the chair, her hand supporting the head, with the forefinger placed against the cheek. She holds a book in her lap with her proper right hand, the forefinger marking a page. By her proper left foot is a medical bag with the initials "E.B." on the strap. The sculpture has a short, square bronze base and is mounted upon a short, square granite base with a beveled edge.

Modeled 1992. Cast 1994. Dedicated Oct. 1, 1994

Owner/Location: Administered by Hobart & William Smith Colleges 337 Pulteney Street Geneva New York 14456; Located Hobart & William Smith Colleges Near Rosenberg Hall & Gulick Hall Geneva New York

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums