William Henry Seward
Artist: Chauncey Bradley Ives (American, 1810-1894)
Date: 1857
Dimensions:
H (without base): 24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm)
Medium: Marble
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rike
Object number: 1964.56
Label Text:Former Governor of New York William Henry Seward (1801-1872) was a U.S. Senator at the time Chauncey Bradley Ives sculpted this likeness. Seward went on to become Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State (after losing the Republican presidential nomination to Lincoln). He retained this position under Andrew Johnson.
Ives was one of several sculptors who formed a colony of American artists in Rome. He depicts Seward in the classical tradition of the heroic nude, as if he were a Roman emperor.
Ives was one of several sculptors who formed a colony of American artists in Rome. He depicts Seward in the classical tradition of the heroic nude, as if he were a Roman emperor.
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