Augustus Saint-Gaudens - Wikipedia
WEBAugustus Saint-Gaudens (/ ˌ s eɪ n t ˈ ɡ ɔː d ə n z /; March 1, 1848 – August 3, 1907) was an Irish and American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens - U.S. National Park Service
WEBAugustus Saint-Gaudens helped shape a distinctly American school of art. His sculptural works continue to influence how Americans view their country, its past, and the United States’ place in the world. Saint-Gaudens was born in Ireland to Mary McGuiness and Bernard Saint-Gaudens, a French shoemaker.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens | American Artist, Sculptor, Medalist
WEBApr 5, 2024 · Augustus Saint-Gaudens (born March 1, 1848, Dublin, Ireland—died Aug. 3, 1907, Cornish, New Hampshire, U.S.) was generally acknowledged to be the foremost American sculptor of the late 19th century, noted for his evocative memorial statues and for the subtle modeling of his low reliefs.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens | Smithsonian American Art Museum
WEBCornish, New Hampshire, United States. Active in. New York, New York, United States. Paris, France. Rome, Italy. Nationalities. American. Biography. Sculptor who combined naturalism and monumentality in his works and was one of the best-known and influential sculptors of his day.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907) | Essay | The Metropolitan ...
WEBSaint-Gaudens’ contribution to American Renaissance art and culture must be measured not only as a master sculptor of works large and small, public and private, but also as a gifted teacher, arbiter of taste, and professional role model for a succeeding generation of French-trained American sculptors.
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (U.S. National Park ...
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Your National Park for the Arts preserves the home and studio of sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907). Here stories flow through a landscape of inspiration. Discover the history behind the captivating bronze sculptures and enjoy the beauty of art and nature.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens | About Augustus Saint-Gaudens ... - PBS
WEBDec 13, 2000 · Among the greatest American sculptors and monument builders of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born in Dublin,...
Augustus Saint-Gaudens - National Gallery of Art
WEBAugustus Saint-Gaudens was born in 1848 in Dublin, Ireland. His father, Bernard, was a shoemaker from Aspet in Gascony, France, who married an Irishwoman, Mary McGuiness. A few months after Augustus' birth, the family emigrated to the United States to escape the famine, settling in New York City. In 1861 Augustus began his apprenticeships to ...
Saint-Gaudens | Augustus Saint-Gaudens
WEBBiography. Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848–1907), a sculptor of French-Irish immigrant roots, was the most esteemed American sculptor of his day. Over four decades, he lived in New York, Paris, Rome, and Cornish, New Hampshire. Saint-Gaudens worked in Cornish during the summers between 1885 and 1897, and then year-round after 1900.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens in The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBAugustus Saint-Gaudens in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. To late nineteenth-century Americans Augustus Saint-Gaudens was well known as a sculptor of public monuments rendered in a naturalistic, vital, and thoroughly modern aesthetic.
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