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Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
Johannes Gutenberg1839

Not on view
Dark bronze sculpture of a bearded standing man in robes holding an open book, with a small printing press at his side, on a base inscribed 'GUTEMBERG'

Pierre-Jean David d'Angers, Johannes Gutenberg, 1839, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Collections, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Pierre-Jean David d'Angers
Title
Johannes Gutenberg
Place Made
France
Date Made
1839
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
16 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (40.64 x 15.87 x 15.87 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of B. Gerald Cantor Art Collections
Accession Number
M.82.126.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture
Selected Bibliography
  • Schaefer, Scott, and Peter Fusco. European Painting and Sculpture in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art: an Illustrated Summary Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1987.
  • Levkoff, Mary L. Rodin in His Time: The Cantor Gifts to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1994.