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Monumental Bronze Mark Twain Relief Plaque by Julia Bracken Wendt moss and the flip-open mechanisms operateLarge 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,