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Alva Museum Replicas specialized in fine replicas of pieces from museums throughout the world. Now closed, we have found no other company that takes as much care in crafting their pieces.
Originally cast in 1955, this portrait owes it’s inspiration to the last photograph of Lincoln. Carl Sandburg called this “…a superbly keen sculpture.
A handsome display piece, a great addition to your bookshelf. Chipped on the side.
Leo Cherne (1912-1999) A child of Russian immigrants, Cherne grew up in The Bronx, NY, attended NYU and New York Law School. A respected economist, he served as an advisor to nine presidents. He is credited for turning the International Rescue Committee into the largest agency in the world for the relief and resettlement of refugees. In 1984 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan.
A serious artist from a your age, while working daily for the I.R.C., consulting often, if anonymously, in Washington, and writing economic analysis, Mr. Cherne’s recognition as an accomplished sculptor began to rise as well. Many of his busts are on prominent public display. His Head of Albert Schweitzer is in the Smithsonian Institution.
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