Monumental Bronze Mark Twain Relief Plaque by Julia Bracken Wendt windshield forged and fabricated mild steel

forged and fabricated mild steel

Berkey & Gay grew into a Grand Rapids powerhouse whose richly carved Renaissance and Jacobean revival furniture helped earn the city its "Furniture City" reputation into the early 20th century

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5" Diam x 9

Monumental Bronze Mark Twain Relief Plaque by Julia Bracken Wendt windshield forged and fabricated mild steelLarge scale sculptural relief plaque depicting Mark Twain in profile, modeled with deep, expressive handling and a commanding presence characteristic of turn of the century American academic sculpture. Twain is rendered in half length portrait, his familiar mustache, heavy lidded gaze, and rumpled suit captured with a naturalism that balances realism with quiet monumentality. The surface shows deliberate modeling marks and softly worked transitions,