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Young Duck

ca. 1914–16; cast 1918
Not on view
A long-time assistant in the studio of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Thrasher was awarded in 1911 a prestigious three-year scholarship by the American Academy in Rome for study and travel. He probably completed this naturalistic representation of a duck after his return from Rome to the United States. Considered by his contemporaries a sculptor of great natural talent, Thrasher modeled both portraits and more imaginative ideal compositions. He was killed in France in 1918 while serving in the Camouflage Corps of Army Engineers; several months later The Met acquired this statuette.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Young Duck
  • Artist: Harry Dickinson Thrasher (American, Plainfield, New Hampshire 1883–1918 France)
  • Date: ca. 1914–16; cast 1918
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 11 x 5 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 14.9 x 21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
  • Object Number: 18.120
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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