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Head of Victory

1897–1903; cast 1907
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 766
Head of Victory derives from one of several studies that Saint-Gaudens made for the winged allegorical figure on his memorial (1892–1903) to Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman at the southeast corner of Manhattan’s Central Park. While this earlier version of the head differs from the one he ultimately used for the monumental Victory, it features the same dual symbolism, emphasized by the Greek words inscribed on the decorative tablet: NIKH–EIPHNH (Victory–Peace).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Head of Victory
  • Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
  • Date: 1897–1903; cast 1907
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 6 1/2 in. (20.3 x 17.8 x 16.5 cm)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1907
  • Object Number: 07.90
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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