Monumental Bronze Mark Twain Relief Plaque by Julia Bracken Wendt moss People are Thunderstruck to find

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Monumental Bronze Mark Twain Relief Plaque by Julia Bracken Wendt moss People are Thunderstruck to findLarge scale sculptural relief plaque depicting Mark Twain in profile, modeled with deep, expressive handling and a commanding presence characteristic of turn of the century American academic sculpture. Twain is rendered in half length portrait, his familiar mustache, heavy lidded gaze, and rumpled suit captured with a naturalism that balances realism with quiet monumentality. The surface shows deliberate modeling marks and softly worked transitions,