Augustus Saint-Gaudens
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Sculpture, Sculptors
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Saint-Gaudens’ memorial statues of America’s greatest men and women are generally regarded as among the most beautiful and inspired examples of late nineteenth century artistic realism.
Early Life
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was born March 1, 1848, in Dublin, Ireland. His father was Bernard Paul Ernest Saint-Gaudens, formerly of the village of Aspet in southern France, a shoemaker who emigrated to London and then Dublin. It was in the latter city that he met and married Mary McGuiness, a handcrafter of slippers formerly from Bally Mahon,...
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