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BREWSTER, George Thomas  (1862-1943) sculptor, educator.
          Born Kingston, Massachusetts, 24 February 1862.
          Created bust Robert E. Lee for New York Hall of Fame.
          Died Greenwich, Connecticut, 6 March 1943.
          Member: National Sculpture Society,
          Member: National Art Club of New York.

          D  E  C  O  R  A  T  I  O  N  S
1917 American Defense Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1917-017
Collection: American Numismatic Society. .  1940.100.380

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1890 Whittier (John Greenleaf) Portrait Relief. . . . . . . . . . .
          Archives: Inventory of Am Sculpture . . . . .  IAS 30490022
          Collection: New Hampshire Historical Society
1904 Saint-Gaudens (Augustus) Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . .
          Archives: Inventory of Am Sculpture . . . . .  IAS 08650137
          Collection: National Portrait Gallery. . . . . . . . . NPG 69.64
          Collection: New-York Historical Society . . . . . . .1957.309
1904ca Pitkin (Horace Tracy) Portrait Plaque (mounted
          on marble tablet). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
          Archives: Inventory of Am Sculpture . . . . . IAS 76005367
          Collection: Yale University Art Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
1907 Schurz (Carl) Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1908 Stuger ( ) Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1915 Bishoff (Henry Junior) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham). . .
1918 Masonic Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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War Worker Badges:
(Gorham made these three-part badges; name of armament
and company name on center bar)
1917 Artillery Harrisburg Manufacturing & Boiler Company
          of Pennsylvania Badge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Planck GOR11
1917 Machine Guns Manufacture Badge . . . . . . . .  Planck GOR11
1917 Munitions Winchester Manufacture Badge . .  Planck GOR11
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  PCA 70:984
1917 Signaling Devices Connecticut Telephone & Electric
          Company Badge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Planck GOR11

          M   E   D   A   L   S
1901 Pan-American Exposition Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Swoger 13,
                                                                                HK 287, HK 288, HK 289
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . BMP 2:6046; CAL 35:623; J&J 8:1353,
                    J&J 9:1090-1093, J&J 11:394, J&J 16:1488, J&J 19:641,
                    J&J 24:513; NAS 72:1052; PCA 43:920-921, PCA 45:1131,
                    PCA 48:939-940, PCA 51:636, PCA 52:933, PCA 55:782,
                    PCA 56:1177-1179, PCA 58:997-1002, PCA 60:944,
                    PCA 61:698, PCA 64:1439, PCA 68:1182, PCA 71:919,
                    PCA 78:186
          Collection: Smithsonian National Numismatic. . .  . 379:290
          Illustrated: M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al), So-Called Dol p 56
          Illustrated: M62 {2008}Swoger, Nat Comm Medals page 48

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1908 Boy’s Head Oval Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1914 Anthony (William) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham) . . . . . .
1915 Schaeffer [Dr.]  Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . .
1916 Erwin (Eugene) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . .
1916 Ponton Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1916 Smith [Lieutendant Colonel] Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham)
1917 Yates (Athur Wolcott) [Major General] Portrait Relief (cast
            by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1918 Jones ( ) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1918 White (Patrick) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . .
1918 Winas (Chester) Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham). . . . . . . . .
1920 Anderson [Colonel] and Harris [major] Portrait Relief (cast
            by Gorham).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1920 MacGavock ( ) [Colonel] Portrait Relief (cast by Gorham). .

          A  R  C  H   I  V  E  S

GA Gorham Company Archives.
IAS Inventory of American Sculpture (online).       

          C  O  L  L  E  C  T  I  O  N  S 

C4  {1912} Comparette 290, p 379.
C13 {1992} Freedman and Frank 36, p 40.

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

BA  {1937} Who's Who In American Art: 1937 [1ed:60], 1939 [2ed:74],
         1941 [3ed:90-91].
BE  {1943} Webster's Biographical Dict, p 191.
B2  {1950} Who Was Who, p 79.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:437.
PA1 {1999} Schmidt, p 2:860.
D3a {2006} Benezit. Dictionary of Artists, 2:1231.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

E3  {1902-30} Forrer 7:123.
E6   {1927} Trees (Clyde Curlee) Medallic Art in Commerce, Civics, Philanthropy,
          Letters and Science. New York: Medallic Art Company (1927) 39 pages.
M20 {1963} Hibler and Kappen 287–289, p 40.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 16-17.
BF1 {1985} Falk, p 76.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 100-101.
M42 {1987} Baxter p 80.
AE5 {1990} National Academy of Design, p 100.
S38 {1990} Planck GOR11, p 76.
M59 {2008} Hoffman (et al) So-Called Dollars, 2nd edition, p 56.
M62 {2008} Swoger, National Commemorative Medals, 13, p 47-49.
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