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The Promised Land
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The Promised Land

Franklin Simmons

1873–74; carved 1874

Medium

Marble

Tags

AllegoryWomen

Dimensions

62 1/2 x 34 x 34 in. (158.8 x 86.4 x 86.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Dr. J. Ackerman Coles, 1897

Department

The American Wing

Culture

American

Rights

Public Domain

About Franklin Simmons

1839–1913 • United States

American sculptor.

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