Portrait of Mrs. Grace Morrison Kimball by Orazio Andreoni

Portrait of Mrs. Grace Morrison Kimball 1887

sculpture, marble

clear colour scheme

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This marble bust, created by Italian sculptor Orazio Andreoni in 1887, depicts Mrs. Grace Morrison Kimball. Andreoni, who lived from 1884 to 1893, is known for his neoclassical style, evident in the idealized features and smooth, polished surfaces of the bust. The sculpture’s subject is rendered with elegance and composure, embodying the classical values of beauty and refinement. The bust is currently housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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Grace Morrison Kimball was the daughter of Dorilus Morrison (1814–97), the first mayor of the city of Minneapolis and owner of an imposing home called Villa Rosa. Her brother, Clinton Morrison, donated the land on which the house stood to the Society of Fine Arts in 1911, to be used for an art museum—the Minneapolis Institute of Art.