St. George

Copied Boris Lovet-Lorski, St. George, 1952, cast and gilded bronze on marble base, 24 x 17 1⁄2 x 7 in. (61.0 x 44.5 x 17.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Boris Lovet-Lorski, 1985.43

Artwork Details

Title
St. George
Artist
Date
1952
Location
Dimensions
24 x 17 1⁄2 x 7 in. (61.0 x 44.5 x 17.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Boris Lovet-Lorski
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast and gilded bronze on marble base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Religion — saint — St. George
  • Equestrian
  • Fantasy — dragon
Object Number
1985.43
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1985.43

Artwork Description

In 1939, Boris Lovet-Lorski suffered a severe arthritic attack that prevented him from carving any more sculpture. Instead, he modeled works in clay to be cast in bronze. St. George was completed in 1952, and may have been inspired by end of World War II. The legend of St. George killing a dragon and saving the king’s daughter represents the triumph of courage in the face of danger, and the artist later described St. George as a symbol of the “spirit of American youth destroying evil.”