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John La Farge

Founder Cast by C. Valsuani
1908
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
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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