Law Supported by Power and Love

Maker(s)
Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907)
Historical period(s)
ca. 1894-1900, cast in 1915
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H x W x D: 105.6 x 157.1 x 51.5 cm (41 9/16 x 61 7/8 x 20 1/4 in)
Geography
United States
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1915.339a-f
On View Location
Freer Courtyard
Classification(s)
Metalwork, Sculpture
Type

Sculpture

Keywords
United States
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Kathryn Greenthal. Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Master Sculptor. Exh. cat. Boston and New York, November 19, 1985 - May 11, 1986. .
  • The Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. 2 vols., New York. vol. 2: pp. 113-115, 123-124, 305-306.
  • Augustus St Gaudens, Famous Sculptor, Dead. Boston, August 4, 1907. pp. 1, 6.
  • The Corcoran Gallery of Art. Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Biography, Exhibition of his Works and Memorial Meeting. Washington. p. 15.
  • C. Lewis Hind. Augustus Saint-Gaudens. London. p. 46.
  • W. Walton. A List of the Works of Augustus Saint Gaudens. vol. 12, no. 57 London, December 1907. p. 190.
  • Burke Wilkinson. Uncommon Clay: The Life and Works of Augustus Saint Gaudens., 1st ed. San Diego. pp. 199, 295.
  • Louise Hall Tharp. Saint-Gaudens and the Gilded Era., 1st ed. Boston. pp. 230-231, 305, 366-368.
  • Thomas Lawton, Linda Merrill. Freer: a legacy of art. Washington and New York, 1993. pp. 237-238, fig. 168.
  • John H. Dryfhout. The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Hanover and London. cat. 173, p. 239.
  • Dana H. Carroll. The Freer Collection for the Nation: The Field of Art. vol. 60 New York, September 1916. p. 388.
Collection Area(s)
American Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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