Artist Salvatore Scarpitta with his bronze bust of Edgar L. Hewett

Image
Metadata
Content type
Content type
Image
Collection(s)
Collection(s)
Edgar L. Hewett Collection - Portraits and Family Photographs
Title
Title
Title
Artist Salvatore Scarpitta with his bronze bust of Edgar L. Hewett
Resource Type
Resource Type
Image
Local Identifier
Local Identifier
PAAC.056.0515
Local Collection Identifier
Local Collection Identifier
PAAC.056
Persons
Persons
Creator (cre):
Keywords
Keywords
Busts
Sculptures
Subject Name Person
Subject Name Person
Hewett, Edgar L.
Scarpitta, Salvatore Cartaino
Origin Information
Origin Information
Event Type
Date(s)
Date Created
1923 to 1947
Extent
Extent
5 x 7 in.
Physical Form
Physical Form
photographs
black-and-white negatives
Note
Note
Note
This bust is held by the New Mexico Museum of Art, item number 1845.23S
Note Type
biographical/historical
Note
This bust was created and dedicated to the Museum of San Diego in 1923. In 1947, following the death of Edgar Hewett, the bust was moved to the New Mexico Museum of Art, where Hewett's ashes are interred.
Note Type
funding
Note
Digitization of the Edgar L. Hewett Document (AC105) and Photograph (PAAC 0056) Collections was supported by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission [Grant No.RH-103400-22].
Physical Location
Physical Location
New Mexico History Museum
Sub Location
Sub Location
Palace of the Governors Photo Archives
Use and Reproduction
Use and Reproduction
General use information available at https://www.nmhistorymuseum.org/collections/photo-archives/order-photos

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“Artist Salvatore Scarpitta With His Bronze Bust of Edgar L. Hewett”. Photographs, black-and-white negatives. Edgar L. Hewett Collection - Portraits and Family Photographs. PAAC.056.0515. New Mexico History Museum. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://archives.newmexicoculture.org/artist-salvatore-scarpitta-his-bronze-bust-edgar-l-hewett-4.

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