Davida Johnson Clark, 1886, Plaster, shellac, 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (26.7 x 16.5 x 16.5 cm), Sculpture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire), This graceful underlifesize portrait of Davida Johnson Clark (1861–1910) was a gift from Saint-Gaudens to his longtime model and mistress and the mother of his second son, Louis (b. 1889). The private token of affection also served as an early study for the head of Diana for the tower of Madison Square Garden, the most public of Saint-Gaudens’s outdoor sculptures
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Davida Johnson Clark, 1886, Plaster, shellac, 10 1/2 x 6 1/2, 26.7 16.5 cm, Sculpture, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, American, Dublin, 1848–1907, Cornish, New Hampshire, graceful, underlifesize, portrait, Johnson, Clark, 1861–1910, gift, Saint-Gaudens, longtime model, mistress, mother, second son, Louis, b, 1889, private token, affection, served, early study, head, Diana, tower, Madison Square, Garden, public, outdoor, sculptures
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