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Joseph William Martin, Jr.

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Joseph William Martin, Jr.
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Date

1962

Artist

Suzanne Silvercruys

Dimensions

23 x 23 x 17 1/2 in. (58.4 x 58.4 x 44.5 cm)

Accession Number

2005.028.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The National Federation of Republican Women decided in 1954 to commission sculptor Suzanne Silvercruys to make a bust of former Speaker Joseph Martin in honor of his service to the House. When the bust was unveiled in 1962, Martin joined Speaker Joseph Cannon in the distinction of having had a portrait sculpture on display while still in office. The format of the work is unusual, because it includes arms and a gavel, rather than the traditional head-and-shoulders bust.

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