Man o' War Statuette

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Description:

Sculpted by Frederic G. R. Roth (1940), this bronze statuette depicts American racehorse Man o' War (1917-1947.) The Kentucky throughbread was one of the most successfull racehorses of all time, Between 1919 and1920 he won 20 of 21 starts, setting three world records in the process. Man o' War was so popular that his funeral was attended by thousands of mouners and broadcast to millions more on radio.

Date Made: 1940Associated Dates: 1962 05 10

User: Sheaffer, Daniel M.Sheaffer, Mrs. Daniel M.Maker: Roth, Frederic G. R.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityAssociated Place: United StatesUnited States: Pennsylvania

Name Of Sport: Horse RacingLevel Of Sport: ProfessionalWeb Subject: Sports

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure

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Credit Line: Gift of Mrs Daniel M Sheaffer in memory of Daniel M Sheaffer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: CL.63.1018Accession Number: 242358Catalog Number: 63.1018

Object Name: statuestatuettestatue, horse racstatue, horse racingstatuette, horse racing

Physical Description: metal, bronze (overall material)Measurements: overall: 22 in x 7 in x 22 in; 55.88 cm x 17.78 cm x 55.88 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-2f61-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1079103

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