James Earle Fraser, American (1876-1953), Thomas

James Earle Fraser
American, (1876-1953)
Thomas Jefferson, circa 1904
painted plaster
Property from the Saint Louis Art Museum, sold to benefit the Acquisitions fund

This piece was made for the 1904 World's Fair and it is actually a plaster cast of the Jefferson Statue in the Missouri History Museum. James Earle Fraser made the piece to test out his idea for the giant Thomas Jefferson to celebrate the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase.
32 x 17 x 27 inches
Condition Report: paint loss, fractures