Statue of John Burroughs,"The Seer," circa 1925

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Artifact Overview

Sculptor C. S. Pietro created several works of John Burroughs during the 1910s. The artist traveled to the Burroughs' home in the Catskills to fashion clay models of the well-known naturalist and writer. A bronze casting of "The Seer," Pietro's most famous work, was presented to the Toledo Museum of Art in 1918 by industrialist W. E. Bock.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1925

Creator Notes

The statue was created by the sculptor C.S. Pietro, and this photographer is unidentified.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

00.1334.483

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9 in
Width: 7 in

Statue of John Burroughs,"The Seer," circa 1925