Standing figure of the artist’s son, Lawrence, playing soldier. The boy is wearing a toy pail helmet and holding a wooden sword.
Published onDec 12, 2023
5. Lawrence
Boston Transcript, June 23, 1918.
Date
c. 1916
Material
Fired clay
Dimensions
approximately 18 in. (45.7 cm) [height]
Description
Standing figure of the artist’s son, Lawrence, playing soldier. The boy is wearing a toy pail helmet and holding a wooden sword.
Markings
n/a
Provenance / Location
Location unknown.
Alternate Title(s)
Private Jack
Notes / Sources
Known from photograph in "From a Die Cutter to a Sculptor…" by Minna Littmann, probably for a New Bedford, MA newspaper, c. 1923; “The Rise of a New Paul Revere,” by William A. Macdonald, Boston Transcript, June 23, 1918.
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