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Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,
Roman Bronze Works,
Figure -- Full length
Copy
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Cornish
Sculpture
Adams Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor.
Roman Bronze Works, founder.
Title:
Adams Memorial, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1887-1891. Surmoulage cast 1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 69 7/8 x 40 x 44 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 87 x 58 x 56.5 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Bronze figure of a seated, hooded figure. The enveloping drapery covers the head and body with the exception of the face and proper right arm. The figure's proper right hand supports the chin and holds back the drapery. The figure rests on a rough stone base. The
sculpture
is backed with a plain block of granite and sits on a plain granite base.
Subject:
Figure
--
Full length
Object Type:
Copy
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
New
Hampshire
--
Cornish
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: SGNH#1650
Remarks:
The
sculpture
is a bronze cast of the original
sculpture
located in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. The cast was done by Roman Bronze Works in 1968.
Nearby plaque: "The Adams Memorial. This is a copy of the figure in Rock Creek Church Cemetery, Washington, D.C. It was commissioned by the American historian Henry Adams for his wife's grave. Considered to be one of Saint Gaudens most important works, the monument was begun in 1887 and completed in 1891. No name was ever ascribed to the figure. As Adams said, 'Saint Gaudens held up the mirror and no more, he meant to ask a question, not to give an answer.' "
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
New
Hampshire
survey, 1993.
Dryfhout, John, "The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens", Hanover, NH: University Press of
New
England, 1982, pg. 189-193.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Dryfhout, John, "The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens", Hanover, NH: University Press of
New
England, 1982, pg. 189.
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 NH000548
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000548
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