Adams Memorial

Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Adams Memorial, modeled 1886-1891, cast 1969, bronze, 69 7⁄8 x 39 7⁄8 x 44 1⁄2 in. (177.4 x 101.4 x 112.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1970.11
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Artwork Details

Title
Adams Memorial
Artist
Founder
Roman Bronze Works
Date
modeled 1886-1891, cast 1969
Location
Dimensions
69 7⁄8 x 39 7⁄8 x 44 1⁄2 in. (177.4 x 101.4 x 112.9 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
bronze
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Figure female — full length
  • Allegory — passion — grief
  • Monument — tomb — Adams
Object Number
1970.11
Research Notes
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1970.11

Works by this artist (18 items)

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Augustus Saint-Gaudens, The Puritan, ca. 1899, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Samuel D. Chapin Family, 2001.21
The Puritan
Artist
Dateca. 1899
bronze
On view
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Robert Louis Stevenson, modeled 1887, cast 1899, bronze relief mounted on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Olin Dows, 1983.90.201
Robert Louis Stevenson
Artist
Datemodeled 1887, cast 1899
bronze relief mounted on wood
On view
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Violet Sargent, 1890, bronze relief, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Rose Pitman Hughes, 1970.39
Violet Sargent
Artist
Date1890
bronze relief
On view
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Margaretta Willoughby Pierrepont, 1874, marble, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Pierrepont Beckwith, 1968.65.2
Margaretta Willoughby Pierrepont
Artist
Date1874
marble
On view

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