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
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
R E L I E F S
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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B A D G E S E R I E S
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
Collection: American Numismatic Society. . 1940.100.380
R E L I E F S
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). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
B A D G E S E R I E S
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
S C U L P T U R E
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.
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
S C U L P T U R E
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.