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Adams Memorial, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, modeled 1886-1891, cast 1969
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, portraitAugustus Saint-GaudensAmerican, 1848–1907

Adams Memorial

modeled 1886-1891, cast 1969 · Sculpture · 177.4 × 101.4 cm

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington, D.C., United States

RoomLuce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, W310

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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Particulars

Accession number
1970.11

What it shows

GriefPassionArchitectureFemale figuresMonumentsAllegoryStatue

In the catalog

SculptureBronze

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