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Hiawatha, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1871–72, carved 1874
Augustus Saint-Gaudens, portraitAugustus Saint-GaudensAmerican, 1848–1907

Hiawatha

1871–72, carved 1874 · Sculpture

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Where is “Hiawatha” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 700, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

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New York, United States

Room700

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Hiawatha is a 19th-century sculpture executed in marble by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The work, which depicts the Iroquois leader Hiawatha, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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2001.641

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SculptureMarbleRealismImpressionism19th centuryAmerican

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