Bas-Relief
Object number2016.105.1
Artist
Sue Watson Marshall
MediumBronze; Wood; Velvet; Silk; Metal; Paper
Credit LineGift of Sara Marshall
DescriptionRectangular cast bronze bas-relief of astronomer John Brashear that is mounted in a wooden frame covered in brown velvet.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 4.5 × 3.375 × 0.625 in. (11.4 × 8.6 × 1.6 cm)Historical NotesThe Brashear relief was made by the donor Sara Marshall’s mother-in-law, Sue Watson Marshall, who attended Carnegie Institute of Technology in the late teens. She is purportedly one of the first women to graduate from the school. Included in the archival donation are some images of her and her classmates and some clippings. She majored in sculpture and went on to have a successful career making monuments for local bridges and cemeteries. She also drew for medical journals, she would draw operations she observed and do detailed organ drawings.
Related person
Dr. John Alfred Brashear
(1840 - 1920)
Related institution
Carnegie Mellon University
On View
Not on view
1964
