"Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1848-1907: A Master of American Sculpture" 1999 Dryfhout, John H., Papet, Edouard, Gaich, Catherine, Greenthal, Kathryn

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DRYFHOUT, John H., PAPET, Edouard, GAICH, Catherine, GREENTHAL, Kathryn

[215] pp.

Somogy Editions D'Art

1999

11 1/2" x 10 1/4

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[215] pp.

Somogy Editions D'Art

1999

11 1/2" x 10 1/4

Augustus Saint-Gaudens (March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance. Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin to an Irish-French family, and raised in New York City. He traveled to Europe for further training and artistic study. After he returned to New York City, he achieved major critical success for his monuments commemorating heroes of the American Civil War, many of which still stand. Saint-Gaudens created works such as the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common, Abraham Lincoln: The Man, and grand equestrian monuments to Civil War generals: General John Logan Memorial in Chicago's Grant Park and William Tecumseh Sherman at the corner of New York's Central Park. In addition, he created the popular historicist representation of The Puritan See less