Águia

William Rush American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 748

Reconhecido atualmente como um dos primeiros escultores de retratos dos Estados Unidos, Rush foi também um proeminente artesão gravador e dourador de madeira na comunidade ativa de artesãos da Filadélfia no início do século XIX. Esta monumental águia dourada foi pendurada até 1847 sobre o púlpito da igreja evangélica luterana de São João, Filadélfia. Mais tarde, foi instalada na sala de reunião do Independence Hall, perto do Sino da Liberdade e da estátua de madeira de George Washington, esculpida por Rush, onde permaneceu até 1914. Nesse local, a águia perdeu seu simbolismo como atributo de São João e se tornou um ícone do patriotismo e da independência dos Estados Unidos.

Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American

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Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American

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