Exhibit Tags: sculptures and Edward Augustus Brackett - The Magnet and the Iron: John Brown and George L. Stearns

1. John Brown Bust Cabinet Card (Warren)

Exhibit Description:: Cabinet card featuring the John Brown bust owned by Mary E. Stearns. The photograph used for the card was printed by W. Shaw Warren of Cambridgeport, Cambridge, MA.
Attribution:: Warren, W. Shaw
Attribution Statement:: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs, Photography Collection, The New York Public Library
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown photographs Edward Augustus Brackett Mary E. Stearns sculptures Cambridge

2. Charles Sumner

Exhibit Description:: Bust of Charles Sumner by Edward Augustus Brackett.
Attribution:: Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:: Courtesy of the Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift by subscription to Harvard College, 1858. Image © Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College.
Exhibit Tags:: Charles Sumner sculptures Edward Augustus Brackett Harvard Art Museums

3. John Brown

Exhibit Description:: Marble bust of John Brown sculpted by Edward Augustus Brackett,1860. Size: 28" x 20.5" x 12.5".
Attribution:: Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown Edward Augustus Brackett Stearns Estate sculptures Tufts University Permanent Collection

4. Busts of John Brown and George L. Stearns on Display

Exhibit Description:: The busts of John Brown (by Edward A. Brackett) and George L. Stearns (by Samuel Morse) on display in the Tisch Library at Tufts University in 2017. Photograph taken August 16, 2017.
Attribution:: Long, Jules
Attribution Statement:: Image copyright Tufts University
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown George L. Stearns Tufts University sculptures Edward Augustus Brackett Stearns Estate photographs

5. Shipwrecked Mother and Child, 1851

Exhibit Description:: Shipwrecked Mother and Child, a well-known and controversial marble sculpture by Edward Augustus Brackett, 1851. The piece was inspired by the drowning of renowned feminist and transcendentalist Margaret Fuller and her family off of Long Island in 1850.
Attribution:: Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:: Courtesy of the Worcester Art Museum, Gift of Edward Augustus Brackett.
Exhibit Tags:: Edward Augustus Brackett sculptures Worcester Art Museum

6. John Brown Bust Cabinet Card (Litchfield Studios)

Exhibit Description:: Cabinet card featuring the John Brown bust owned by Mary E. Stearns. This cabinet card was printed by Litchfield Studios in Arlington, MA. A handwritten note on the back of the card reads, "John Brown. From the Bust taken while awaiting Execution in the Virginia Prison, by order of Mrs. George L. Stearns, October 1859. This is the only marble Bust of the Martyr, at present writing - 1919 - in the world. It was only secured by the earnest entreaty of Mrs. Stearns, for whom, and his faithful friend Mr. Stearns, he cherished warm regard. E. A. Brackett, Sculptor."
Attribution:: Litchfield Studios
Attribution Statement:: Courtesy of anonymous. Used by permission.
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown Edward Augustus Brackett George L. Stearns photographs sculptures Mary E. Stearns Arlington

7. Busts of John Brown and George L. Stearns

Exhibit Description:: The busts of John Brown (by Edward A. Brackett) and George L. Stearns (by Samuel Morse) on display in the Tisch Library. Photograph taken August 16, 2017.
Attribution:: Long, Jules
Attribution Statement:: Image copyright Tufts University
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown George L. Stearns Tufts University sculptures Edward Augustus Brackett Stearns Estate photographs

8. Rev. Hosea Ballou Grave Monument, Mount Auburn Cemetery

Exhibit Description:: Graves monument for Reverend Hosea Ballou at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, MA. It was sculpted by Edward Augustus Brackett. This photograph was taken in August 2017.
Attribution:: Brackett, Edward Augustus
Exhibit Tags:: Edward Augustus Brackett Hosea Ballou I sculptures Cambridge

9. Bust of John Brown, Blue Nose

Exhibit Description:: Photograph of Brackett's bust of John Brown showing a 3D-printed plastic replacement nose. With the plastic nose, conservators were able to make a cast and then a new plaster nose. This photograph was taken in 2016 as the bust was being restored.
Attribution:: Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown Tufts University Tufts University Permanent Collection sculptures Edward Augustus Brackett photographs

10. 3D-Scanning the Busts of John Brown

Exhibit Description:: A tech from 3D Printsmith 3D-scanning both the damaged bust of John Brown and an undamaged plaster copy from the Boston Athenaeum. This was done in order to prepare an exact, 3D-printed copy of the nose and eyebrow for the damaged bust. This photograph was taken in May 2016.
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown Tufts University Tufts University Permanent Collection Edward Augustus Brackett sculptures photographs

11. Bust of John Brown, Missing Nose and Eyebrow

Exhibit Description:: Photograph of Brackett's bust of John Brown showing damage to nose and eyebrow. This photograph was taken in May 2016 prior to the bust's complete restoration.
Attribution:: Brackett, Edward Augustus
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown sculptures Tufts University Tufts University Permanent Collection Edward Augustus Brackett

12. 3D-Scanning of the Damaged Bust of John Brown

Exhibit Description:: The damaged bust of John Brown undergoing 3D scanning for restoration. This photograph was taken in May 2016.
Attribution Statement:: Image courtesy of the Tufts University Permanent Collection
Exhibit Tags:: John Brown Tufts University Tufts University Permanent Collection Edward Augustus Brackett sculptures photographs

13. Leonard Carmichael to George R. Sands & Son, 1950

Exhibit Description:: Letter from Tufts College president Leonard Carmichael to George R. Sands & Son, a conservator in Cambridge, 1950. It was this letter that allowed Tufts University Art Registrar Laura McDonald to put two and two together and realize the noseless bust was that of John Brown. The letter reads, "Gentlemen: Tufts College has a marble bust of John Brown, sculptured by Edward A. Brackett. Some time ago in an accident the nose was broken on this bust. Would it be possible for someone in your organization using contemporary photographs of John Brown to prepare a new nose that could be cemented to the bust? If this is feasible, would you be willing to indicate the cost of your work? Very truly yours, Leonard Carmichael"
Attribution:: Carmichael, Leonard
Attribution Statement:: Tufts University Digital Collections and Archives
Exhibit Tags:: Tufts University Tufts University Permanent Collection Tufts DCA letters documents Edward Augustus Brackett sculptures Cambridge

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10. 3D-Scanning the Busts of John Brown

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1. John Brown Bust Cabinet Card (Warren)

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5. Shipwrecked Mother and Child, 1851

6. John Brown Bust Cabinet Card (Litchfield Studios)

7. Busts of John Brown and George L. Stearns

8. Rev. Hosea Ballou Grave Monument, Mount Auburn Cemetery

9. Bust of John Brown, Blue Nose

10. 3D-Scanning the Busts of John Brown

11. Bust of John Brown, Missing Nose and Eyebrow

12. 3D-Scanning of the Damaged Bust of John Brown

13. Leonard Carmichael to George R. Sands & Son, 1950