Rhinelander Waldo as a Young Boy
Artist
Lot Torelli
(Italian, 1835-1896)
Date1880
MediumMarble, white Carrara
DimensionsOverall: 48in. (121.9cm)
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number60.198
DescriptionRhinelander Waldo; title changed to 'Rhinelander Waldo as a Young Boy,' in 1996.On View
On viewCollections
CopyrightNo known copyright restrictions.
Label TextRhinelander Waldo (1877-1927), Rhinelander Waldo was the only child of Francis Waldo and Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo. He was a prominent New York politician who served as fire commissioner and then police commissioner of NYC. He was responsible for several important innovations including fingerprinting and the traffic squad.
Waldo lived from 1898-1912, in a mansion built by Mrs. Waldo for her son. The five-story French Renaissance Revival home was competed in 1898 at the corner of Madison Avenue and 72nd Street in Manhattan, NYC. Mrs. Waldo lived in the home next to the mansion at 28 east 72nd Street.
The mansion was designated as a landmark by the Landmark Preservation Commission in 1976. Designer Ralph Lauren purchased the mansion for his flagship store in 1986.
Lot Torelli (1835-1896)
Torelli was born in Florence on October 30, 1835. His early sculpture training was at the Art academy in Florence. He traveled to Paris in 1858 to continue his training. He exhibited at the major international exhibitions from 1871-1883.
60.198, MWPAI sculpture standing in the first floor foyer of Fountain Elms- "Rhinelander Waldo as a Young Boy", signed "Lot Torelli/Firenze", white Carrara marble.
The subject of a boy fishing seems to have been a favorite theme for Torelli's sculptures. On the internet there are many pictures of similar statues by Torelli.
