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John La Farge

Founder Cast by C. Valsuani
1908
Not on view
Burroughs modeled this bust of John La Farge (1835–1910) when the distinguished artist was seventy-three years old, toward the end of his extended career. In contrast to the optimistic dandy who appears in La Farge’s 1859 self-portrait (34.134), Burroughs presented him without apology as a pensive and melancholic elder. The vigor of the portrait rests in the assured surface modeling and the sharp horizontal termination at the chest.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: John La Farge
  • Artist: Edith Woodman Burroughs (American, Riverdale, New York 1871–1916 Flushing, New York)
  • Founder: Cast by C. Valsuani
  • Date: 1908
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 18 3/4 x 9 in. (41.3 x 47.6 x 22.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.199
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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