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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) — Daniel Chester French. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), modeled 1879. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

AT-00001936

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

by Daniel Chester French

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Artist: Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931)
Date: modeled 1879
Medium: Plaster
Dimensions: 58.5 × 25.4 × 28 cm (23 × 10 × 11 in.)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: sculpture
Place: New York
Department: Arts of the Americas
Credit line: Gift of Brooks McCormick
Accession no.: 1986.193

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