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鹰

William Rush American
1809–11
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 748
拉什在今日被认为是美国最早的肖像雕塑家之一，也是十九世纪早期活跃的费城工匠界中一位重要的木雕工和镀金工。这只巨型镀金鹰在1847年之前一直悬挂在费城圣约翰福音派路德会教堂的讲道坛上方，之后又被安置在独立厅的议事堂里，直到1914年。在那里，这只鹰与自由钟比邻，下方就是拉什的乔治·华盛顿木雕像。其象征意义也从委托制作这只鹰的教堂的保护圣徒标志，变成了美国爱国主义精神和独立的象征。

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 标题: 鹰
  • 艺术家: 威廉·拉什，美国，1756–1833年
  • 创作日期: 1809–11年
  • 材料: 木雕（可能是东部白松），涂石膏粉并镀金；着色铸铁
  • 尺寸: 36 x 68 x 61英寸（91.4 x 172.7 x 154.9厘米）
  • 来源信息: 购买，塞恩斯伯里-米尔斯基金，安东尼·W和露露·C·王、罗伯特·G·戈伊莱特夫妇、安妮特·德·拉·任塔、维拉· 赫拉顿-高德曼捐赠，2002年
  • 藏品编号: 2002.21.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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