Sculptured head of Alexander Fleming
Sitter
Alexander Fleming (1881 - 1955, British) , Bacteriologist, Bacteriologist
Creator
Ernest Roland Beven (1891 - 1979, British) , Sculptor
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (sculpture): 288mm
width (sculpture): 189mm
depth (sculpture): 233mm
height (pedestal): 160mm
width (pedestal): 120mm
depth (pedestal): 120mm
width (sculpture): 189mm
depth (sculpture): 233mm
height (pedestal): 160mm
width (pedestal): 120mm
depth (pedestal): 120mm
Subject
Description
Head of Alexander Fleming, young in appearance.
On a square marble pedestal.
Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), British bacteriologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1943.
On a square marble pedestal.
Sir Alexander Fleming (1881-1955), British bacteriologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1943.
Object history
Acquired by the Society in 1970.
First recorded in the Minutes of the Officers Meetings Committee , 16 July 1970 [OM/2/14]: 'Consideration was given to a suggestion by the Librarian that the Society should purchase...a bust of Sir Alexander Fleming, F.R.S. by Mr. [Ernest Roland] Bevan.'
First recorded in the Minutes of the Officers Meetings Committee , 16 July 1970 [OM/2/14]: 'Consideration was given to a suggestion by the Librarian that the Society should purchase...a bust of Sir Alexander Fleming, F.R.S. by Mr. [Ernest Roland] Bevan.'
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