Cast of the fist of Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Title
Cast of the fist of Oliver Wendell Holmes
Subject
Wendell Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Description
Made at the request of librarian James Read Chadwick, the bronzed fist of Oliver Wendell Holmes was displayed in the original Holmes Hall of the Boston Medical Library's building following the memorial meeting on October 30, 1894. The sculptor, Truman Howe Bartlett, claimed that when asked if he would hold a pen while the mould was being made, Holmes refused and, doubling up his fist like a prizefighter's, said,"Take it that way; that does not show the old man's wrinkles, does it?"
Creator
Bartlett, Truman Howe
Date Created
1886 January 29
Bibliographic Citation
From the collections of the Boston Medical Library
Contribution Form
Online Submission
No
Posting Consent
Yes
Submission Consent
Yes
Contributor is Creator
No
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture cast in bronze.
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Collection
Citation
Bartlett, Truman Howe, “Cast of the fist of Oliver Wendell Holmes,” OnView, accessed March 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/42.