RARE~CHARLES KECK Bronze Sculpture~Wildfowl Hunter & Chesapeake Bay Retriever

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Description: Up for sale is this very nice solid bronze plaque by American artist Charles Keck (1975-1951). Mr. Keck was and is a very well respected American artist who had a prolific career. There are dozens of public and private monuments by Mr. Keck scattered across this country. A brief bio of the artist written by John & Deborah Powers follows: Sculptor Charles Keck was known for his portraits of famous people, was born in New York City, though he is associated with Henderson, Texas. His art education took place in New York City at the Art Students League, and National Academy of Design. He also studied for an extensive period at the American Academy in Rome, and in Greece, Florence, and Paris. He was a student of Augustus St. Gaudens. Keck created the frieze on the facade of the Bronx County Building in New York in 1933 under the auspices of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration (WPA).* His subjects are classical, Biblical and symbolic, including the West Facade frieze depiction of the Civil War surrender of General Lee to General Grant with Revolutionary pipers in uniform; images of a young, growing and working America; as well as an allusion to slavery. Keck sculpted a bronze portrait for the 1936 Texas Centennial of Thomas J. Rusk, Chief Justice of the Republic of Texas, which stands atop a granite shaft in Henderson. His marble portrait of Harry S. Truman, modeled in 1946, and carved in 1947, is in the Senate Vice-Presidential Bust Collection, Washington, D.C. If you do a brief search on the net you will find dozens of this aritsts' works. This plaque depicts a young man by the name of Bill with his shotgun, Chesapeake Bay Retriever and a clutch of geese. Sorry but I have no clue who Bill might have been. Artist's signature found on lower bottom. Sculpture is solid cast bronze. Back has holes that will receive screws or a wire insert. Please see all pics for details.
RARE~CHARLES KECK Bronze Sculpture~Wildfowl Hunter & Chesapeake Bay Retriever
RARE~CHARLES KECK Bronze Sculpture~Wildfowl Hunter & Chesapeake Bay Retriever
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RARE~CHARLES KECK Bronze Sculpture~Wildfowl Hunter & Chesapeake Bay Retriever
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Up for sale is this very nice solid bronze plaque by American artist Charles Keck (1975-1951).  Mr. Keck was and is a very well respected American artist who had a prolific career.  There are dozens of public and private monuments by Mr. Keck scattered across this country.  A brief bio of the artist written by John & Deborah Powers follows:
Sculptor Charles Keck was known for his portraits of famous people, was born in New York City, though he is associated with Henderson, Texas.  His art education took place in New York City at the Art Students League, and National Academy of Design.  He also studied for an extensive period at the American Academy in Rome, and in Greece, Florence, and Paris.  He was a student of Augustus St. Gaudens.
Keck created the frieze on the facade of the Bronx County Building in New York in 1933 under the auspices of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration (WPA).* His subjects are classical, Biblical and symbolic, including the West Facade frieze depiction of the Civil War surrender of General Lee to General Grant with Revolutionary pipers in uniform; images of a young, growing and working America; as well as an allusion to slavery.
Keck sculpted a bronze portrait for the 1936 Texas Centennial of Thomas J. Rusk, Chief Justice of the Republic of Texas, which stands atop a granite shaft in Henderson.  His marble portrait of Harry S. Truman, modeled in 1946, and carved in 1947, is in the Senate Vice-Presidential Bust Collection, Washington, D.C.
If you do a brief search on the net you will find dozens of this aritsts' works.  This plaque depicts a young man by the name of Bill with his shotgun, Chesapeake Bay Retriever and a clutch of geese.  Sorry but I have no clue who Bill might have been.  Artist's signature found on lower bottom.  Sculpture is solid cast bronze.  Back has holes that will receive screws or a wire insert.
Please see all pics for details.
Dimension:
Measures 11.5" in diameter.
Condition:
Good condition without dents, chips or metal loss.   Please see all pictures for details.
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