George Grey Barnard collection
Collection — Folder: S0070
Identifier: S0070
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a letter, written by George Grey Barnard, which recommends Miss Eberle as a possible sculptor for sculpting a figure of Mrs. Newell’s son.
Dates
- 1912/06/15
Creator
- Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
George Grey Barnard was born May 24, 1863 in Bellefonte, PA. His father, the Rev, J.L. Barnard, was the minister for 30 years at the Second Presbyterian Church in Madison, IN. George Barnard was a sculptor for 30 years and was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to create 31 figures for the new capitol building at Harrisburg. Barnard is best known work is of Abraham Lincoln, with 3 castings, in Cincinnati, OH (1917), Manchester, England (1919), and Louisville, KY (1922). He collected Gothic-Romanesque art housed in a building of his design in New York City, which became the nucleus of the 12th-15th century antique collection of The Cloisters, "Cloister of St. Guilhem", the Medieval Art Branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1925. He was a noted Indiana sculptor and was posthumously named to the Indiana Academy. He died on April 24, 1938, one month before The Cloisters opened.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Edythe Huffman during February 2013.
Creator
- Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938 (Person)
- Title
- George Grey Barnard collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
