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144. Edwin T. Meredith

Portrait bust of the United States Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson and later founder of the Meredith Corporation and editor and publisher of "Successful Farming" magazine. Plaster cast to bronze by Gorham Co. Bronze Division.

Published onDec 15, 2023
144. Edwin T. Meredith

Date

1930

Material

Bronze

Description

Portrait bust of the United States Secretary of Agriculture under President Woodrow Wilson and later founder of the Meredith Corporation and editor and publisher of Successful Farming magazine. Plaster cast to bronze by Gorham Co. Bronze Division.

Markings

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Provenance / Location

Location unknown.

Alternate Title(s)

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Notes / Sources

In May, a suit against Mrs. E.T. Meredith for failing to pay for a commissioned sculpture of her husband, famed publisher E.T. Meredith by Christian Petersen, was dismissed by the courts. The plaintiff was Earl George, Inc.  (Des Moines Register, May 24, 1932.)

Des Moines Register, May 24, 1932; Des Moines Register, July 2,1933.

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