Samuel Gray Ward
1881, cast 1908
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
19 x 13 3/4 in., 26lb. (48.3 x 34.9 cm) Framed: 37 3/8 x 25 3/8 x 1 5/8in. (94.9 x 64.5 x 4.1cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
American
Department
The American Wing
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1912
Accession Number
12.29
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About this artwork
This work by american artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens exemplifies the artistic achievements of 1881, cast 1908. American artists of this period were establishing distinct visual traditions while engaging with European artistic movements. Cast or worked in bronze, this piece exemplifies sophisticated metalworking traditions. The creation of metal objects involved complex processes including casting, chasing, engraving, and finishing that required years of apprenticeship and specialized knowledge. T...
About the Artist
Augustus Saint-Gaudens · 1848–1907
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) was an Irish-born American sculptor widely regarded as the greatest American sculptor of the nineteenth century. Born in Dublin to a French father and Irish mother, he was brought to New York City as an infant. He trained as a cameo cutter, studied at the Cooper Union and the National Academy of Design, and then traveled to Paris, where he studied at the École de...