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- George Washington Carver and Austin W. Curtis, Jr. at Tuskegee Institute with Sculpture by Steffen Thomas, circa 1938 - In Tuskegee, Alabama, agricultural and environmental scientist George Washington Carver and his assistant, chemist Austin Curtis, Jr., stand in front of a statue commemorating Carver's 40 years of service to the Tuskegee Institute.
- June 02, 1937
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George Washington Carver and Austin W. Curtis, Jr. at Tuskegee Institute with Sculpture by Steffen Thomas, circa 1938
In Tuskegee, Alabama, agricultural and environmental scientist George Washington Carver and his assistant, chemist Austin Curtis, Jr., stand in front of a statue commemorating Carver's 40 years of service to the Tuskegee Institute.
- Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln, 1865 - Many sculptors made terra-cotta, plaster or bronze statues of Abraham Lincoln to honor him during his life time or after his death. Usually based on existing lithograph, engraving or photographic portraits and made for mass market sales, these artists have left a large and varied sculptural legacy. This plaster example was made after the president's death in 1865 by an artist in Paris, France.
- 1865
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Plaster Bust of Abraham Lincoln, 1865
Many sculptors made terra-cotta, plaster or bronze statues of Abraham Lincoln to honor him during his life time or after his death. Usually based on existing lithograph, engraving or photographic portraits and made for mass market sales, these artists have left a large and varied sculptural legacy. This plaster example was made after the president's death in 1865 by an artist in Paris, France.
- Bust of Thomas Edison, 1889 -
- 1889
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Bust of Thomas Edison, 1889
- Interior of Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025 - <body>Sean Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota nation, found success as an executive chef, and channeled that into advocacy for indigenous foodways as The Sioux Chef. He earned several James Beard awards for his leadership, for his first cookbook, <i>The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen</i> (2017) and for the restaurant Owamni, owned by the not-for-profit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). </body>
- June 06, 2025
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Interior of Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025
Sean Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota nation, found success as an executive chef, and channeled that into advocacy for indigenous foodways as The Sioux Chef. He earned several James Beard awards for his leadership, for his first cookbook, The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen (2017) and for the restaurant Owamni, owned by the not-for-profit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). - Interior of Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025 - <body>Sean Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota nation, found success as an executive chef, and channeled that into advocacy for indigenous foodways as The Sioux Chef. He earned several James Beard awards for his leadership, for his first cookbook, <i>The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen</i> (2017) and for the restaurant Owamni, owned by the not-for-profit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). </body>
- June 06, 2025
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Interior of Owamni Restaurant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 6, 2025
Sean Sherman, a member of the Oglala Lakota nation, found success as an executive chef, and channeled that into advocacy for indigenous foodways as The Sioux Chef. He earned several James Beard awards for his leadership, for his first cookbook, The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen (2017) and for the restaurant Owamni, owned by the not-for-profit North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). - Plate, 1756-1760 -
- 1756-1760
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Plate, 1756-1760
- Jimmy Stewart Visiting Henry Ford Museum, October 20, 1979 - Renowned screen actor Jimmy Stewart was also an avid pilot. His work and his hobby came together when Stewart starred as Charles Lindbergh in the 1957 film <EM>The Spirit of St. Louis</EM>. Three replicas of the title airplane were used in the movie, and Stewart purchased one of them. The actor donated his plane to Henry Ford Museum in 1959.
- October 20, 1979
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Jimmy Stewart Visiting Henry Ford Museum, October 20, 1979
Renowned screen actor Jimmy Stewart was also an avid pilot. His work and his hobby came together when Stewart starred as Charles Lindbergh in the 1957 film The Spirit of St. Louis. Three replicas of the title airplane were used in the movie, and Stewart purchased one of them. The actor donated his plane to Henry Ford Museum in 1959.
- Flask, 1833-1835 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks often were decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation. Other flasks provided advertisement for the glass company. Owners of Wheat, Price and Company in Wheeling, West Virginia, molded their name and an image of their factory on this flask.
- 1833-1835
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Flask, 1833-1835
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. These figured flasks often were decorated with symbols of national pride or political or cultural affiliation. Other flasks provided advertisement for the glass company. Owners of Wheat, Price and Company in Wheeling, West Virginia, molded their name and an image of their factory on this flask.
- Commemorative Bust of Rosa Parks, 1995 - Rosa Parks's December 1, 1955, refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus led to such successful public action that many consider her act to be the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. Sarah's Attic, Inc., creator of this commemorative bust, has offered products that reflect love, respect, and dignity.
- 1995
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Commemorative Bust of Rosa Parks, 1995
Rosa Parks's December 1, 1955, refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus led to such successful public action that many consider her act to be the spark that ignited the Civil Rights movement. Sarah's Attic, Inc., creator of this commemorative bust, has offered products that reflect love, respect, and dignity.
- Portrait of Joseph R. Biden, Enclosed with Inauguration Invitation, 2009 -
- January 20, 2009
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Portrait of Joseph R. Biden, Enclosed with Inauguration Invitation, 2009