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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2013.30.9  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Bust of Thomas Hooker
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2013.30.9 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Bust of Thomas Hooker

After a work byAfter a work by Frances L. Wadsworth American, 1909 - 1978
Date1940-1950
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/2 x 5 1/2in. (19.1 x 14cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/16 x 6in. (20.5 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA plaster bust of a man with long hair wearing a shirt, vest, and coat, is shown against a black background.
Object number2013.30.9
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate Note: This is presumably the plaster bust of Thomas Hooker that Frances Wadsworth exhibited at the Hartford Club in 1940. The finished statue was installed in front of the Old State House in 1950. (Finlay 11/29/2013)

Subject Note: No authentic portrait of Thomas Hooker is known. Frances Wadsworth based her bust of Hooker on a careful study of the faces of known Hooker descendants. (Finlay 11/29/2013)
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