The Nathan Hale Society

Historic Nathan Hale Sculpture Information

Artist:

MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937, sculptor.

Gruet, founder.

Title:

Nathan Hale, (sculpture).

Dates:

1890.

Medium:

Bronze.

Dimensions:

28 1/2 x 10 x 5 1/2 in.

Subject:

Portrait male -- Hale, Nathan

Occupation -- Military -- Captain

Occupation -- Political -- Statesman

Occupation -- Education -- Teacher

Object Type:

Sculpture

Owner:

Amherst College, Mead Art Museum, Amherst, Massachusetts 01002 Accession Number: 1947.41

References:

Amherst College, "The Development of the Art Collection of Amherst College, 1821-1971," 1972, pg. 139.

"A Summary Catalogue of the Collection at the Mead Art Gallery," Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, pg. 130,

Illustration:

"A Summary Catalogue of the Collection at the Mead Art Gallery," Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1978, pg. 130.

Note:

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.

Repository:

Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

Control Number:

IAS 20090024