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Attributed to (1806 - 1868)
Depicted (American, 1808 - 1886)

General James Bowen (1808–1886)

ca. 1840
Painted terracotta, plaster
Overall (height): 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Harry Arnold Day
1944.344
James Bowen, a native of New York, was president of the Erie Railroad and served in the state legislature from 1848 to 1850. This bust is attributed to Robert Ball Hughes on the basis of style.
DescriptionPortrait bust, painted light green.
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Unidentified woman (possibly of the Bowen family)
Robert Ball Hughes
early 19th century
1944.275
Alexander Hamilton (ca. 1755–1804)
Robert Ball Hughes
ca. 1835
2008.10.1
Charles Wilkes (1764–1833)
Robert Ball Hughes
1830
1925.81
Dr. Sanford Gifford (1892–1944)
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
1944
1984.86
Enos Thompson Throop (1784–1874)
Unidentified artist
ca. 1835
1946.198
John Muir (1838–1914)
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
1919
1951.446
Wendell Lewis Wilkie (1892–1944)
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
1944
1951.460
Edward Stephen Harkness (1874–1940)
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
1947
1951.465
Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve (1877–1965)
Malvina Cornell Hoffman
1949
1951.453
Unidentified man (possibly of the Bowen family)
Unidentified artist
ca. 1830-1840
1944.276