Attributed toAttributed to
Robert Ball Hughes
(1806 - 1868)
Depicted
James H. Bowen
(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