Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Gorham Manufacturing Company |
Other names |
Gorham Company |
Life Dates |
1831-2005 |
Nationality |
American |
Geographic location(s) |
Providence, Rhode Island New York, New York |
Occupation |
silver manufacture silverplate manufacture bronze sculpture foundry |
Notes |
Gorham began in 1831 as manufacturers of silver and silverplate, but expanded into casting bronze sculpture in the late 1880s, eventually becoming a leading art foundry in America. Gorham Company produced sculptures by artists such as Augustus Saint Gaudens, Chester Beach, Gutzon Borglum, and Daniel Chester French. |
Role |
Founder |
Related Records
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1958.5.314 - Sculpture
Desha Delteil of the Fokine Ballet was Frishmuth's model for this monumental scale sculpture. Her head is thrown back and an arm is stretching outward holding a grapevine that is wrapped around her waist while standing on tiptoes with grapes and vines around her feet on the base.
Record Type: Object
