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Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,
Grimes, Francis,
Amore, John,
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Cornish
Copy
Fountain
Sculpture
Turtle, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor. (copy after)
Grimes, Francis, fabricator.
Amore, John, fabricator.
Title:
Turtle, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Cast 1948.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Gilded concrete.
Dimensions:
2 turtles. Each approx. 8 x 13 1/4 x 20 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two cast concrete turtles, one located at each end of an atrium pool. The turtles are gilded and spout water out of their open mouths.
Subject:
Animal
--
Reptile
--
Turtle
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Hampshire
--
Cornish
Copy
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, RR 3, Box 73,
Cornish
,
New
Hampshire
03745 Accession Number: SGNHS #945, #946
Provenance:
Formerly located Anonymous Collection, Springfield, Vermont
Remarks:
The two sculptures are cast reproductions of Saint-Gaudens' originals which were dedicated as part of the Puritan Monument (Nov. 24, 1887). The reproductions were cast in 1948 by Amore and Grimes. The original
sculpture
is located in Stearns Park, Springfield, MA. IAS files contain copy of related excerpt from John H. Dryfhout's "The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens", Hanover, NH: University of
New
England Press, 1982, pg. 162, 166.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Hampshire
survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and
Sculpture
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS NH000391
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000391
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