Part of a series of portrait plaques of company presidents and city founders of Des Moines commissioned by Equitable of Iowa Companies. Cast by Gorham Co. Bronze Division.
Published onDec 14, 2023
131. Equitable of Iowa Portrait, Hoyt Sherman
Gorham Archives, Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, R.I.
Date
1939
Material
Bronze
Dimesions
16 7/8 x 10 ¾ x 1 (42.9 x 27.3 x 2.5)
Description
Part of a series of portrait plaques of company presidents and city founders of Des Moines commissioned by Equitable of Iowa Companies. Cast by Gorham Co. Bronze Division, 1939.
Markings
Inscription: HOYT SHERMAN 1827–1904; Signed lower left: Christian Petersen
Provenance / Location
Equitable of Iowa Companies, Des Moines, Iowa; Voya, Des Moines, Iowa; CPAC, Gift of Voya, Des Moines, Iowa. UM2017.382
Alternate Title(s)
n/a
Notes / Sources
Image in the Pat Bliss archives, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Artist Card in Gorham Archives, Hay Library, Brown University, Providence, R.I. Previously dated 1933 due to date on sculpture, re-dated 1939 due to Gorham Archive records.
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