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Saint-Gaudens

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

noun

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


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Saint-Gaudens introduced a new level of realism to American sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

At his Paris studio, Saint-Gaudens began pumping out scaled-down versions, each about 2½ feet tall and in a choice of different bronze patinas — black, green, golden brown — to meet customer demand.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 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

It must have been very irritating to Saint-Gaudens when he fell a victim to that extraordinary official Puritanism which sometimes exercises a petty censorship over works of art in America.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 by Various

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