John Insley Blair 1883, cast 1897-98 Olin Levi Warner American John Insley Blair (1802-1899) was an American financier and railroad developer who served as director of the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad system from its inception in 1852 until his death. The likeness is one of the sculptors most successful in the sure modeling, rich textural variation, and powerful evocation of character. The artist faithfully recorded Blairs physical traits: balding forehead, large-lobed ears, narrow-set eyes, and weathered skin. This bust was one of eleven works by Warner given to the museum by the National Sculpture Society after the sculptors untimely death in 1896; the bronzes were cast by Tiffany and Company from his original plasters.. John Insley Blair. Olin Levi Warner (American, West Suffield, Connecticut 1844-1896 New York). American. 1883, cast 1897-98. Bronze