John the Baptist

Title: John the Baptist
Description: A painted plaster sculpture bust of John the Baptist. The head is turned slightly to the left, with closely cropped hair. The face is alert, with raised chin and open eyes. There is a tall integrated mount and base extending from the bust. It features an oval roundel inscribed with the name "John." The sculpture is painted a light beige. (Smithsonian Collections Search Center)
Identifier: 2013.242.2
Date: 1899
Creator: Fuller, Meta Vaux Warrick
Publisher: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Type: Sculpture See all items with this value
Source: Smithsonian Institution
Medium: Plasterwork
Format: 19 1/2 × 8 5/8 × 7 5/8 in. (49.5 × 21.9 × 19.4 cm)