Artist
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907)American, born Ireland, 1848–1907
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Portrait Bust of Belle Gibbs
Date1872
Made inRome, Italy
MediumMarble
Dimensions27 × 16 1/2 × 9 in. (68.6 × 41.9 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the family of Joseph S. Cullinan
Object number50.2
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
108 Hevrdejs Gallery
On view
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Department
American ArtObject Type
Belle Gibbs (Mrs. John Merrylees).
By 1908, thought to have been destroyed in a fire at a storage warehouse
C. 1923 at J. F. McCarthy Works of Art, from there purchased in December 1926 by Joseph S. Cullinan, Houston, Texas.
Loaned to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from March 14, 1945 until donated to the MFA,H April 1950, by the family of Joseph S. Cullinan.
Exhibition HistoryLent to: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from March 14, 1945 until donated to the MFA,H April 1950.
Exhibited: temporary loan to Bayou Bend, 20 October 1972 - . (LN:72.22)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: "Aug. St. Gaudens fecit Roma 1872"
Signed on base
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