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Reverse of Mary Soper Pope Memorial Award with mold rims. Plaster is stained from the shellac used to seal the plaster. This pattern is of tulips.

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Plaster model for the Thinker in full-scale. There is a shellac coating on the surface and some major areas patched with new plaster.


The chimpanzee sits with arms crossed in front of him. His hands are upon his shoulders. His legs are also…

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Plaster plaque with text, angels and hands of God. Text reads "In loving memory of Philip Smead Burd D.D.L.L.D. The lighting in this sanctuary is perpetually dedicated 1953. The light of his memory shines unto the perfect day."


BIRD, PHILIP…

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Round plaster relief of Alfred P. Sloan.

Born in 1875, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr. was elected president of General Motors in 1923. He remained in that position for 23 years. During that time he developed a love for philanthropy and established the…

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Round plaster relief of Charles Kettering.

In 1978, the retired chairperson of General Motors Corporation, Roger Smith, conceived the idea for the GM Cancer Research Prize. This annual award recognizes, on an international basis, scientists who…

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Annual Convention, Detroit, Michigan, 1962
Plaster

Annual Convention, Detroit, Michigan, 1962
Plaster, iron rods

Now headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the American Numismatic Association was established in 1891 in Chicago. Their…

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A plaster relief of 3 different animals with their young. 2 horses, 3 sheep and 2 pigs. There has been some repair to one of the sheep which is evedent by the white plaster.

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Herbert E. Pedersen, MD
Plaster

Herbert E. Pedersen MD was a well-known Detroit physician. He was associated with the Detroit Medical Center. Both Hutzel Hospital and the Children's Medical Center have a memorial lectureship in his…

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Plaster relief of Veterans Memorial Building Eagle. There are a lot of pencil marks on this. All around the eagle is pencil markings and there are words at the top. The yellowish discoloring is from shellac used to seal the plaster.
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