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
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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 Description
- cast and gilded bronze on marble base
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Fantasy — dragon
- Equestrian
- Religion — saint — St. George
- Object Number
- 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.”