CRAWFORD, Thomas (1813-1857) sculptor.
Born New York City, 22 March 1813.
Died London, England, 10 October 1857.
His most famous statue is Armed Freedom mounted on top
of the United States Capitol dome. A plaster model was placed
on public view in Capitol Visitors Center, opened 2008.
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
United States Presidential Series:
1953 Eisenhower (Dwight D.) First Term Medal (obv by Gilroy
Roberts, rev by Frank Gasparro bears Crawford's
statue atop U.S. Capitol, Armed Freedom ). . . List 133
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 28:888, CAL 33:1156; J&J 17:824,
J&J 21:1572; PCA 66:1217
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1954.231.1
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC000) . . . 208
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . 208
Illustrated: Vermeule A15 {1971} Numismatic Art p. . 214
1989 Congress Bicentennial Commem Clad Half Dollar (obv
designed by Patricia Verani with head of Armed
Freedom by Crawford, rev by William Woodward). . . .
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 2 microfilm reels D181, 3023.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BDAB{1946} Dictionary of American Biography, 2:1 p 524-527, by [A.A.] Adeline Adams.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 127.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 265.
BF1 {1985} Falk.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 188.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:769.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
N30 {1991} Bowers. Commemorative Coins, p 701 (bio).
Born New York City, 22 March 1813.
Died London, England, 10 October 1857.
His most famous statue is Armed Freedom mounted on top
of the United States Capitol dome. A plaster model was placed
on public view in Capitol Visitors Center, opened 2008.
R E P L I C A S & R E I S S U E S
United States Presidential Series:
1953 Eisenhower (Dwight D.) First Term Medal (obv by Gilroy
Roberts, rev by Frank Gasparro bears Crawford's
statue atop U.S. Capitol, Armed Freedom ). . . List 133
Auctions:. . . . . CAL 28:888, CAL 33:1156; J&J 17:824,
J&J 21:1572; PCA 66:1217
Collection: American Numismatic Society [>1] 1954.231.1
Collection: Princeton Library Vermeule (NC000) . . . 208
Exhibited: Utah Museum of Fine Arts (1991) . . . . . 208
Illustrated: Vermeule A15 {1971} Numismatic Art p. . 214
1989 Congress Bicentennial Commem Clad Half Dollar (obv
designed by Patricia Verani with head of Armed
Freedom by Crawford, rev by William Woodward). . . .
A R C H I V E S
AAA Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 2 microfilm reels D181, 3023.
B I O G R A P I C A L R E F E R E N C E S
BDAB{1946} Dictionary of American Biography, 2:1 p 524-527, by [A.A.] Adeline Adams.
BH {1963} Who Was Who, p 127.
AEW {1976} Whitney Museum of Art (bio) p 265.
BF1 {1985} Falk.
D33 {1986} Opitz, p 188.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:769.
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
N30 {1991} Bowers. Commemorative Coins, p 701 (bio).