Transience and timelessness: the origins and afterlife of Augustus Saint-Gaudens's Portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson

Augustus Saint-Gaudens's portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson (1887-88) is his most widely reproduced bas-relief. Conceived as a souvenir of friendship, this combination of words and image became, in numerous variations, a celebrity icon, a memorial tribute, and an artistic legacy. The sculpture&...

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1. Verfasser: Docherty, Linda Jones (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [2020]
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Zusammenfassung:Augustus Saint-Gaudens's portrait of Robert Louis Stevenson (1887-88) is his most widely reproduced bas-relief. Conceived as a souvenir of friendship, this combination of words and image became, in numerous variations, a celebrity icon, a memorial tribute, and an artistic legacy. The sculpture's history shows how private associations can promote public interest in a life portrait and morality can alter its significance in both spheres.
Beschreibung:13 Illustrationen
ISSN:1543-1002
DOI:10.29411/ncaw.2020.19.1.4

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