Arthur H. Vandenberg [Plaster]
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Title
Arthur H. Vandenberg [Plaster]
Subject
Figure sculpture, American--20th century
Description
ARTHUR HENDRICK VANDENBERG, 1951
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.106
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was the United States Senator from Michigan; born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 22, 1884. He attended the public schools and studied law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, graduating in 1904. He was the editor and publisher of the Grand Rapids Herald from 1906-1928. He was appointed Senator on March 31, 1928, as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Woodbridge N. Ferris. He was subsequently elected on November 6, 1928 for the term ending January 3, 1935, then reelected in 1934, 1940 and 1946 served until his death. He served as President pry tempore of the Senate during the Eightieth Congress; was a delegate to the United Nations Conference at Sun Francisco in 1945; delegate to the United Nations General Assembly at London and New York in 1946; United States advisor to the Council of Foreign Ministers at London, Paris, and New York in 1946; and delegate to Pan American Conference at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1947. He died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 18, 1951, and is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The plaque, on the Rackham Memorial Building at the University of Michigan, was dedicated Sept. 6, 1951. There is a smaller one in the Alumni Memorial at the Delta Epsilon Fraternity Chapter House in Ann Arbor of which he was a member.
Plaster original
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall M. Fredericks
1991.106
Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg was the United States Senator from Michigan; born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on March 22, 1884. He attended the public schools and studied law at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, graduating in 1904. He was the editor and publisher of the Grand Rapids Herald from 1906-1928. He was appointed Senator on March 31, 1928, as a Republican to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Woodbridge N. Ferris. He was subsequently elected on November 6, 1928 for the term ending January 3, 1935, then reelected in 1934, 1940 and 1946 served until his death. He served as President pry tempore of the Senate during the Eightieth Congress; was a delegate to the United Nations Conference at Sun Francisco in 1945; delegate to the United Nations General Assembly at London and New York in 1946; United States advisor to the Council of Foreign Ministers at London, Paris, and New York in 1946; and delegate to Pan American Conference at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1947. He died in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 18, 1951, and is interred in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The plaque, on the Rackham Memorial Building at the University of Michigan, was dedicated Sept. 6, 1951. There is a smaller one in the Alumni Memorial at the Delta Epsilon Fraternity Chapter House in Ann Arbor of which he was a member.
Creator
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998
Date
1951
Rights
Use of this image requires permission from the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum
Type
Sculpture
Coverage
University Center (Mich.)
Sculpture Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
36.5" x 30.5"
Materials
Plaster
Catalog Number
1991.106
Object Location
Main Exhibit Gallery
Provenance
1989 March, 22 Gift to Museum and SVSU Board of Control
Notes
Molly Barth copy:
The subject of the next portrait relief is Arthur Vandenberg. He was a senator from Michigan. A cast of this portrait relief is located at the University of Michigan. It was dedicated as a memorial, and was cast in bronze. It was dedicated to him from a fraternity there, because he went to the University of Michigan.
The subject of the next portrait relief is Arthur Vandenberg. He was a senator from Michigan. A cast of this portrait relief is located at the University of Michigan. It was dedicated as a memorial, and was cast in bronze. It was dedicated to him from a fraternity there, because he went to the University of Michigan.
Files
Citation
Fredericks, Marshall M., 1908-1998, “Arthur H. Vandenberg [Plaster],” Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum, accessed November 21, 2024, https://omeka.svsu.edu/items/show/5148.