Harvard Art Museums > B24.A: James Walker (1794-1874) Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"James Walker (1794-1874) (Anne Whitney)(James Walker) , B24.A,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/304656. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number B24.A People Anne Whitney, American (Watertown, MA 1821 - 1915 Boston, MA) James Walker (Burlington, Massachusetts 1794-1874 Cambridge, Massachusetts) Title James Walker (1794-1874) Classification Sculpture Work Type bust, sculpture Date 1880 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/304656 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze Dimensions 60 x 33 x 25 cm (23 5/8 x 13 x 9 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: A. W. /1880 inscription: top, English: JAMES WALKER/BORN IN BURLINGTON/AUGUST 16, 1796./DIED AT CAMBRIDGE DECEMBER 23, 1874./PASTOR OF THE HARVARD CHURCH IN CHARLESTOWN 1818-1838/OVERSEER OF HARVARD COLLEGE 1825-1836/FELLOW 1834-1863 PROFESSOR 1838-1853/PRESIDENT 1853-1860 OVERSEER 1864-1874. inscription: bottom, English: Learn where is wisdom where is strength where is understanding that thou mayest know where is length of days and life where is the light of the eyes and peace. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard University Portrait Collection Object Number B24.A Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Elizabeth Rogers Payne, "Anne Whitney, Sculptor", The Art Quarterly (Autumn 1962) Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. and Melissa Renn, American Paintings at Harvard, Volume One: Paintings, Watercolors, and Pastels by Artists Born before 1826, Yale University Press (U.S.) and Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge and New Haven, 2014), p. 271 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
