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Dexter Benedict (American) Benjamin Franklin, Cast Bronze

Dexter Benedict (American) Benjamin Franklin, Cast BronzeDexter Benedict (American) Benjamin Franklin, Cast Bronze

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$3,795

Lot #: 275
Dexter Benedict (American) Benjamin Franklin, Cast Bronze
Sgn. Benedict. Quarter scale model for Franklin Square, city of Syracuse. Dexter Benedict is a sculptor, and the owner/operator of the Fire Works Foundry and Sculpture Studio in rural Yates County near Penn Yan, New York. Mr. Benedict received a B.A. in Art from Ottawa University, Ottawa, Ks. and an M.F.A. in Sculpture from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The Benjamin Franklin bronze offered here was the maquette for one of his important public commissions in Syracuse.
Ht. 37"
Provenance
Peter Bissell Collection, Cooperstown, NY.
Condition
Original patina.
Auction Date
Mar 19, 2016

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