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Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,
White, Stanford,
Homage -- Adams, Marian
Figure -- Full length
Allegory -- Passion
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
The Adams Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor.
White, Stanford, 1853-1906, architect.
Title:
The Adams Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Grief, (sculpture).
Angel of Death, (sculpture).
Peace of God, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned fall 1886. Installed 1890-1891. Dedicated April 1892.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pink granite and grey granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in.
Description:
A figure, which is neither male nor female, is seated on a grey granite bench which rests against a pink granite wall. The figure's proper right arm is bent at the elbow and raised up to its face. The figure's proper right hand is turned so that its knuckles face outward; its chin rests on the back of its proper right hand. The figure's long drapery is pulled up over its head with only its face visible. The figure looks downward and its eyes appear almost shut.
Subject:
Homage -- Adams, Marian
Figure -- Full length
Allegory -- Passion -- Grief
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Gravestone
Sculpture
Owner:
Rock Creek Cemetery, Rock Creek Church Road, N.W., Section E, Washington, District of Columbia 20011
Remarks:
Henry Adams commissioned Saint-Gaudens to create this work in memory of his wife, Marian Hooper Adams (1843-1885), who was known as Clover. Henry Adams was a historian, teacher, author, and journalist. He was the great-grandson of President John Adams, the grandson of President John Quincy Adams, and the son of Charles Adams, the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain during the Civil War. Adams and his wife Marian were leading figures in Washington society in the period following the Civil War. Marian Adams was an invalid who committed suicide because of her ill health and depression over the death of her father. The sculpture and its setting cost $20,000. The pink granite setting and circular bench were designed by Stanford White. The sculpture is sometimes titled Grief. IAS files contain a cemetery brochure that gives an overview of the Adams' life and describes the mystery over the meaning of the figure depicted in this memorial. Additional information can also be found in "Records of the Columbia Historical Society of Washington, DC, vol. 52, 1989, pg. 183."
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC5028, 1989.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 347.
Greenthal, Kathryn, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 24.
Monumental News, Nov. 1905, pg. 754.
Washington Post, April 12, 1992.
Washington Post, Nov. 25, 2001, pg. G1-G8.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 68-73.
Tolles, Thayer, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," New York: NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009, pg. 30.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Greenthal, Kathryn, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 24 and pg. 131, 133-135.
Monumental News, Nov. 1905, pg. 754.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, I-22.
Dupre, Judith, "Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory," New York, NY: Random House, Inc., 2007, pg. 69 and 71.
Tolles, Thayer, "Augustus Saint-Gaudens in the Metropolitan Museum of Art," New York: NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2009, pg. 30.
Related Works:
For study see 77006109.
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 77006107
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