Postcard of "The Burghers of Calais"
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Creator: Museum Press, Inc
Form/Genre: Postcard
Date: c. 1980
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 87-147, Box 1
Color postcard of Auguste Rodin's sculpture, "The Burghers of Calais" (1886), from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. The bronze sculpture depicts six men of Calais when they went to the gates to meet their conqueror, Edward III of England in 1347. The image shows the work in the Hirshorn Museum's Sculpture Garden. The postcard is unused but the message side has printed information about the exhibit and the artwork featured on the postcard but the message side has printed information about the exhibit and the artwork featured on the postcard.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Collection 87-147, Box 1
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1980
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SIA2013-07725 (front) and SIA2013-07726 (back)
Number of Images: 2; Color: Color; Size: 8w x 5.5h; Type of Image: Postcard; Medium: Paper