William Rinehart's artwork can be seen at the Historical
Society of Carroll Co.
June 22, 2015
Historical Society of Carroll County recently wrote, “A
recent Baltimore Sun article [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0621-20150619-story.html
– “Remembering Carroll's statuesque and statue sculptor,” by Kevin E. Dayhoff –
Eagle Archives] notes that ‘the work of Rinehart, meantime, can be seen in the
collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art
Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the
Baltimore Museum of Art.’
An earlier form of Rinehart's sensitive bust of his mother
was the first evidence of the young artist's talent. After his mother's death
in 1868, he sent home for the work and for one of her caps. The artist prepared
several plaster-casts of the new bust for presentation to his brothers and a
marble one for himself. This example was probably given to his older brother
Evan Thomas who gave it to his daughter, the donor.
A recent Baltimore Sun article notes that "the work of Rinehart, meantime, can be "see in the collections of the...
Posted by Historical Society of Carroll County on Monday, June 22, 2015
See also: Remembering Carroll's statuesque and statue
sculptor - By Kevin E. Dayhoff – Eagle Archives June 19, 2015 http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/06/remembering-carrolls-statuesque-and.html
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Remembering Carroll's statuesque and statue sculptor
June 19, 2015
Statues and statuesque in Carroll County
By Kevin E. Dayhoff – Eagle Archives, Carroll Eagle –
Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0621-20150619-story.html
Many would be surprised to learn that Blaze Starr, who
passed away on June 15, is not the only creative statuesque figure with a
Carroll County connection.
Another famous Carroll County artist, William Henry
Rinehart, now has his works of sculpture on display at the Walters Art Museum
in Baltimore.
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