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Artist
Thomas Ball, 3 Jun 1819 - 11 Dec 1911
Sitter
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891
Date
1883
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Bronzed plaster
Dimensions
Height: 65.5cm (25 13/16"), Accurate
Topic
P. T. Barnum: Male
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Circus owner
P. T. Barnum: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of P.T. Barnum, 1884
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.70.24
Provenance
P.T. Barnum (1810-1891); gift to National Museum 1884; transferred to NPG 1970
