[Rarebooks] FS: 1921 Dinner to Mr. Charles M. Schwab by Pacific Coast Shipbuilders

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

 From our new Americana catalog-
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10. [Dinner]  Dinner to Mr. Charles M. Schwab by the Pacific Coast 
Shipbuilders - Thursday, November tenth Nineteen hundred and twenty one 
- Waldorf Astoria New York.

Charles M. Schwab [1862-1939] started his career in Andrew Carnegie’s 
steelworks, eventually working his way up to President and negotiating 
the secret sale of the company to an investor group led by J.P. Morgan. 
After the sale Schwab and Morgan clashed and Schwab left to run the 
Bethlehem Shipbuilding and Steel Company, which he built into the second 
largest steel maker in the United States. “During the first years of 
World War I, Bethlehem Steel had a virtual monopoly in contracts to 
supply the Allies with certain kinds of munitions. On April 16, 1918, 
Schwab became Director General of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, a 
board granted by Congress with master authority over all shipbuilding in 
the United States” (Wikipedia). This 1921 dinner to honor Schwab was 
capped by the presentation of a bronze shaft sculpted by Haig Patigian, 
featuring four panels representing Patriotism, Progress, Industry, and 
Commerce. All four panels are illustrated here in full-page plates, and 
there si also a full-page portrait of Schwab, the dinner menu, and a 
description of the sculpture. Haig Patigian [1876-1950] “was an 
Armenian-American sculptor, born in the city of Van in the Ottoman 
Empire. He was largely self-taught as a sculptor. Patigian spent most of 
his career in San Francisco, California and most of his works are 
located in California. The Oakland Museum in Oakland, California, 
includes a large number of his works in its collection, and more can be 
seen in and around San Francisco City Hall. Patigian was an active 
member of the Bohemian Club, serving two terms as club president”.

Semi-limp suede-covered covers. 9.5”x12”, title page, gravure portrait 
of Charles Schwab, pages listing the dinner committee and the menu, a 
page describing the sculpture, and 4 full-page gravure plates showing 
the four panels. Minor wear, light soil.  [42762]  $125


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