Labor Supported by Science and Art, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes

Arthur M. Sackler Gallery & Freer Gallery of Art, 1988, 2000.

Summary

Three allegorical figures seated on a bench. The central male figure of Labor is seated and holds a sledge hammer in his proper right hand and rests his proper left arm on an anvil. Flanking Labor, to his proper left, is a female figure representing the Arts, holding a lyre; and, to his proper right, a draped and hooded figure of Science, holding a round globe.

Data Source

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Control number

IAS 08350001

sculptor

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus 1848-1907

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Bronze

Owner/Location

Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art Courtyard loggia Washington District of Columbia 20560 Accession Number: 15.68

Title

Boston Public Library groups: Labor Supported by Science and Art, (sculpture)

Topic

Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Art

Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Science

Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Industry

Record ID

siris_ari_31620

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