Homer Schiff Saint-Gaudens

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

American Art

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

ARTIST Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, born Ireland, 1848-1907

MEDIUM Bronze, wood frame

Place Made: United States

DATES Modelled 1882

DIMENSIONS Plaque: 19 3/4 x 10 1/8 x 1/4 in. (50.2 x 25.7 x 0.6 cm) Frame: 31 3/4 x 20 x 1 7/16 in. (80.6 x 50.8 x 3.7 cm)

SIGNATURE Inscribed on top of bronze plaque: "TO . MY . FRIEND . DOCTOR . HENRY . SCHIFF . THIS . PORTRAIT / OF MY SON HOMER SCHIFF SAINT-GAUDENS . AT . THE . / AGE . OF . SEVENTEEN . MONTHS . AUGUSTUS . SAINT . / GAUDENS . NEW YORK . FEBRUARY M . D . C . C . C . L . X . / XX . I . I ."

COLLECTIONS American Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 23.288.4

CREDIT LINE Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Rectangular bronze plaque with relief portrait of young boy; boy in profile facing left; seated in chair with proper left arm resting on arm of chair; has thick, curly, hair and wears loose garments; textured surfaces and naturalistic representation; plaque mounted in a wood frame. Condition: Good

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

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