David Aronson (Massachusetts, New York, 1923 - 2015) Important Bronze Sculpture with large original pedestal. Signed on the backside. Provenance: Private New York City Collection. Total height of bronze: 15.5 inches. Height of Pedestal: 45 inches. Aronson founded what became the College of Fine Arts at Boston University in 1955, was appointed a tenured professor in 1962 and taught there until his retirement in 1989. He established the university’s art gallery in 1958.Bust Dimensions: 19.5 x 12 x 12 in.P edestal Dimensions: 46 x 14 x 14 in.