Sanford R. Gifford
Launt Thompson American
Cast by E. Henry & Bonnard
Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823-1880) based his atmospheric, light-filled paintings on the close study of nature, often depicting scenes in the Catskill and Adirondack Mountains. From 1857 he worked in New York City in the Tenth Street Studio Building but took frequent trips, both in the United States and abroad, to produce on-site sketches. Thompson, an accomplished portrait sculptor, was also a long-term occupant of the Tenth Street building. He modeled this realistic likeness just after Gifford served on a committee planning the establishment of The Met.
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