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Saint-Gaudens

American  
[saynt-gawd-nz] / seɪntˈgɔd nz /

noun

  1. Augustus, 1848–1907, U.S. sculptor, born in Ireland.


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When Saint-Gaudens showed a plaster cast of it at the 1900 Paris Exposition, Auguste Rodin, then the most famous sculptor in Europe, stopped before it, removed his hat and stood in silent tribute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Several of these artists were students of the great 19th century Beaux-Arts sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, who was a generation older.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

Stage 17 to Peyragudes was the shortest road stage of the tour but one of the most demanding, with the 129.7km route from Saint-Gaudens containing four categorised climbs in the final 76km.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2022

On one side is a circular granite bench, facing a statue of a mysterious shrouded figure, known only as “Grief,” sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 24, 2019

The essay on "The Illusion of Progress" was first printed in "The Century," that on Saint-Gaudens in "The Atlantic Monthly."

From Artist and Public And Other Essays On Art Subjects by Kenyon Cox

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