Details
| Designer | Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, 1848-1907 |
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| Manufacturer | Tiffany Studios, American, 1902-1932 |
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| Date | modeled 1884-87, cast between 1913 and 1917 |
| Medium | bronze |
| Dimensions | Overall: 40 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 28 3/4 inches (102.2 × 41.3 × 73 cm) |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Walter O. Briggs |
| Accession Number | 52.246 |
| Department | American Art before 1950 |
| On View | American W290, Level 2 (see map) |
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
| Signed | Signed and dated, on right edge of base: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Sculptor MDCCCLXXXVII |
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| Inscriptions | Signed and dated, on right edge of base: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Sculptor MDCCCLXXXVII |
Provenance
By 1922, purchased by Henry M. Leland (1843-1932) (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
By descent to his son, Wilfred C. Leland (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1952, purchased for the Detroit Institute of Arts by Mrs. Walter O. Briggs (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1952, Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
By descent to his son, Wilfred C. Leland (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1952, purchased for the Detroit Institute of Arts by Mrs. Walter O. Briggs (Detroit, Michigan, USA);
1952, Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Published References
Cortissoz, Royal. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Boston, 1907, p. 53.
Hind, C. Lewis. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1908, p. 39 (ill.).
Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Exh. cat., The Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh, 1909, no. 38.
Memorial Exhibit. Exh. cat., Art Association of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, 1909, no. 43.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, ed. The Reminiscences of Augusts Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1913, Vol. 1, pp. 312, 332, 350, 355.
"School Children May Win Voting Trophy," The Detroiter (July 19, 1926): p. 6.
Bullard, F. Lauriston. Lincoln in Marble and Bronze. Springfield, IL, 1953, pp. 73-86.
“Family Art Game.” DIA Advertising Supplement. Detroit News/Detroit Free Press (April 18, 1982): p. 28 (ill.).
Hind, C. Lewis. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1908, p. 39 (ill.).
Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Exh. cat., The Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh, 1909, no. 38.
Memorial Exhibit. Exh. cat., Art Association of Indianapolis. Indianapolis, 1909, no. 43.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, ed. The Reminiscences of Augusts Saint-Gaudens. New York, 1913, Vol. 1, pp. 312, 332, 350, 355.
"School Children May Win Voting Trophy," The Detroiter (July 19, 1926): p. 6.
Bullard, F. Lauriston. Lincoln in Marble and Bronze. Springfield, IL, 1953, pp. 73-86.
“Family Art Game.” DIA Advertising Supplement. Detroit News/Detroit Free Press (April 18, 1982): p. 28 (ill.).
