Sculpture

Title:

Birthplace of Daniel Webster

Object Name:

Sculpture

Creator:

Malm, Leo (1878-1950)

Date:

1938

Material:

Wood
Mahogany

Dimensions:

H-13.75 W-25 D-2 inches

Description:

Sculpture. Carved panel; Birthplace of Daniel Webster, by Leo Malm (1878-1950); 1938. Mahogany, horizontal rectangle. Carved bas relief, angle view of a one and one-half story frame house with a sweep well on right side. "LEO MALM" carved in lower right corner. "BIRTHPLACE OF DANIEL WEBSTER / BUILT 1780, FRANKLIN N.H. / CARVED 1938 BY LEO MALM" incised on reverse.

Provenance:

A native of Sweden, Leo Malm (1878-1950) studied at the South End Industrial School in Boston and served an apprenticeship studying sculpture with German-born woodcarvers. In 1911 Malm moved to Concord, NH, where he worked as draftsman and designer for the William B. Durgin Company. During the1930s he participated in the New Hampshire Art Project, Works Progress Administration, and as an instructor at the Manchester Institute of Arts and Sciences and League of New Hampshire Arts and Crafts. He also worked carving furniture for a Nashua company.

This piece is illustrated in the book, Hands that Built New Hampshire, 1940.

Subjects:

Daniel Webster Birthplace, Birthplaces

People:

Webster, Daniel (1782-1852), Malm, Leo (1878-1950)

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Item Number:

2017.010.01

Accession Number:

2017.010

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the New Hampshire Historical Society

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Garvin

Participating Organization:

New Hampshire Historical Society