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Description
Leila Usher (1859-1955), the daughter of Rebecca Usher's only brother, Isaac, grew up in Wisconsin and became a recognized sculptor. She did this bust of her aunt.
Leila Usher's work won awards at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895 and the Pan-Pacific Exposition in 1915. Among her subjects for busts were Booker T. Washington, Susan B. Anthony, and John Wesley Powell.
About This Item
- Title: Rebecca N. Usher, Hollis, ca. 1885
- Creator: Leila Usher
- Creation Date: circa 1885
- Subject Date: circa 1885
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 10 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 9, Box 1/13
- Collection: Rebecca Usher papers
- Object Type: Image
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