Henry Bradley Plant
1874
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
24 x 19 x 8 in. (61 x 48.3 x 20.3 cm)
Classification
Bust
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Henry Bradley Plant family, 1982
Accession Number
1982.71
Tags
Art Historical Context
This bronze bust of Henry Bradley Plant, sculpted by Olin Levi Warner 1874, captures likeness of a prominent American figure from the Gilded Age. Measuring 24 x 19 x 8 inches, it exemplifies 19th-century portrait sculpture, where artists like Warner—trained in Paris and renowned for his realistic bronze works—sought to convey character through meticulous detail. The smooth modeling of Plant's features, from his resolute gaze to the textured hair and clothing folds, reflects Warner's mastery of anatomy and surface texture, techniques honed in the realist tradition. Created during a boom in Ame...
About the Artist
Olin Levi Warner
American, West Suffield, Connecticut 1844–1896 New York