Artist/Maker Helen Hooker Roelofs (1906–1993)

John V. Lindsay (1921–2001)

ca. 1975

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Bonded bronzed plaster

Overall (including base): 21 1/2 x 8 x 11 in. (54.6 x 20.3 x 27.9 cm)

Gift of Cormac K. H. O'Malley

1996.7

John V. Lindsay (1921-2001) served as Mayor of New York City 1965 to 1972, during a tumultuous period of the city's history. Lindsay faced a long public transit strike, a teacher's strike, race riots, and huge municipal expenditures. He was unsuccessful in seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972 and was an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1980.

DescriptionPortrait bust: Bronzed plaster bust on 5 1/2" square stone base.

ClassificationsSCULPTURE