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- Statue of Ceres, 1868-1874 -
- 1868-1874
- Collections - Artifact
Statue of Ceres, 1868-1874
- Statue of Massasoit, Chief of the Wampanoags, 1925 -
- 1920-1925
- Collections - Artifact
Statue of Massasoit, Chief of the Wampanoags, 1925
- Dog Garden Statue, 1870-1915 -
- 1870-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Dog Garden Statue, 1870-1915
- Tower of Jewels Souvenir Statuette from Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915 - The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir replica of the exhibition's popular Tower of Jewels.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Tower of Jewels Souvenir Statuette from Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition celebrated the 1914 completion of the Panama Canal and the 400th anniversary of the discovery of the Pacific Ocean. Nearly nineteen million people visited San Francisco, recently recovered from a devastating 1906 earthquake, during the fair in 1915. Many returned home with mementos, such as this souvenir replica of the exhibition's popular Tower of Jewels.
- Statue of John Burroughs,"The Seer," circa 1925 - 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.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Statue of John Burroughs,"The Seer," circa 1925
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.
- Statuette, 1700-1725 -
- 1700-1725
- Collections - Artifact
Statuette, 1700-1725
- Hand Carved Shelf Clock, Gift to Henry Ford, 1928 - Acknowledging Henry Ford's innovative spirit, individuals employing their own original and imaginative efforts bestowed hundreds of handmade gifts upon him. Sometimes there was an ulterior motive; correspondence accompanying this object reveals the donor's hope that Mr. Ford would be so impressed with his work, the woodworker might be offered a position in one of Ford's North American factories.
- 1928
- Collections - Artifact
Hand Carved Shelf Clock, Gift to Henry Ford, 1928
Acknowledging Henry Ford's innovative spirit, individuals employing their own original and imaginative efforts bestowed hundreds of handmade gifts upon him. Sometimes there was an ulterior motive; correspondence accompanying this object reveals the donor's hope that Mr. Ford would be so impressed with his work, the woodworker might be offered a position in one of Ford's North American factories.
- World War I Poster, "That Liberty Shall not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty Bonds," 1918 - During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- 1918
- Collections - Artifact
World War I Poster, "That Liberty Shall not Perish from the Earth, Buy Liberty Bonds," 1918
During the First World War, governments of all the warring nations used poster campaigns to encourage civilian and military support of the war effort. Artists widely used an innovative advertising technique for these posters that moved away from a factual depiction of a product's material or event's subject to an emphasis on appealing to the viewer's emotions.
- "Market Diner" Statuette, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"Market Diner" Statuette, 1993
- "Empire Diner" Statuette, 1993 -
- 1993
- Collections - Artifact
"Empire Diner" Statuette, 1993