Augustus Saint-Gaudens plaque; gift to C.E.S. Wood
Scope and Contents
Plaster relief, 51 by 25.5 cm. Golden brown patina. Signed Augustus Saint-Gaudens, dated New York February MDCCCLXXXII and inscribed "To my fried Dr. Henry Schiff this portrait of my son Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens at the age of seventeen months."
Dr. Henry Schiff was Saint-Gaudens’ mentor and confidant when the sculptor lived in Paris. Saint-Gaudens named his son Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens in honor of their friendship.
Inscription at the bottom of the plaster is etched "To my friend CES Wood; Augs St Gaudens New York February 21/84"
The plaster is broken into three pieces; one at the mid-point, and a third section of the bottom left corner.
Dates
- Creation: 1882
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Plaster relief of "Homer Saint-Gaudens at the Age of Seventeen Months." (1882) By the artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens and presented to C.E.S. Wood in 1884.
- Title
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens plaque: gift to C.E.S. Wood
- Author
- Zachariah Selley
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives Repository