Sculpture Flashcards
Charlestown stone cutter, Boston, 1678
- mannerist style
- symbol of death
- hourgass = your time is counted
Patience Lovell Wright, 1725-86
- the first sculptor in America - Woman
- does wax sculpture
- move to England because the market is better
- Widdow at 44, she then start sculpting
- No formal training
- Works as a spy for Benjamin Franklin
Admineral Richard Howe 1770, wax
William Rush 1756-1833
- Learned to carve from his father who was a ship carver
- starts off carving boat parts
- Helps Rembrandt Peale found Coulumbiana
- Re-invent himself. Start working as a sculting professor & works in caramics and terracotta
Self portrait 1822
William Rush
Eagel 1809-11
- Iron on wood
- For st. Johns Church
William Rush
Dr. Phillip Syng 1812
- From a series of busts including state figures of Philladelphia
William Rush
Andrew Jackson 1819
William Rush
Nymph & Bittern 1812/1854
- was at first a fountain
William Rush
The Schuykill Freed 1828
- wood = hard to depict/sulpt water in wood
- All his sculpture have holes as eyes
Jean Antoinet Houdon
Washington 1788
- French sculptor
- most resembling of Washington
- walking stick= the gentleman farmer
- the ability to walk away from power
- Column, roman story
Jean Antoine Houdon
George Washington, 1785-89
Giuseppe Ceracchi
Washington 1794
- Italian sculptor in America
- very roman portrait
Giuseppe Ceracchi
Minerva as Patroness of American Liberty, ca. 1791-1792
Horatio Greenough,
Medora, 1832
Horatio Greenough
- Learns to carve from local stone cutter
- Goes to Hardward, meets Washignton Allston and become “best friends”
- neocalsssical instyle
- whole career in Italy
Bust of Washington 1832
Horatio Greenough
Washington 1832-40
- barebusted in a robe - Roman imperial
- offering a sword. & holding lighting
Horatio Greenough
The Rescue 1837-51
- Made for East side of U.S capotil
- rasist/discrimination
- most people hated this
Horatio Greenough
Venus Victrix 1837-41
Hiram Powers 1805-1873
Horatio Greenough
- Born in Vermont, moved to Ohio
- Trained in europé. Trained in italy -1837, settles in Florence
- Moved from portrait to sculpture
- works in clay. Someone else does the sone carving.
Hiriam Powers
The Greek Slave 1851
- Cultural phenomena
- Toured the country
- Not about modern slavery. She was chained by the turks.
- Religious mythology. Only thing that can save her in Christianity
Hiriam Powers
California 1850-55
- Version of Greek Slave (only way to show nudity)
- First american sculpture in the MET
- Quarts/gold crystals = symbolized mineral wealth, and is stabalizing the sculpture
- holds a thorn = “all is not gold that glitters”
Thomas Crawford
Orpeus and Cerberus 1843
Thomas Crawford
Progress of civilization 1851-63
- Senate pediment, US capotil Washington DC
- inspired by figures on greek temple “temple of aphaia 500-190BCE
Erastus Dow Palmer
Indian girl/the dawn of Christianity 1853-56
- holding a cross. Makes it ok to sow her naked
- idealized contrapasto posture
Erastus Dow Palmer
White Capive 1857
-similar to greek slave, but exposes everything
