The exhibition, which includes full-sized works, reductions and casts of approximately 70 objects, provides an outstanding retrospective of the work of one of America’s greatest virtuoso sculptors. Augustus Saint-Gaudens received commissions for monumental figures from clients across the United States as well as from Europe. Even President Theodore Roosevelt asked Saint-Gaudens to design solid gold 10-dollar and 20-dollar pieces of great beauty and rarity. Touring exhibitions of sculpture such as this monumental collection are rare.

The estate known as “Aspet” was the artist’s first haven and studio. With an impressive collection of the artist’s sculpture, Aspect became, in 1962, a National Historic Landmark and part of the U.S. National Park Service. The majority of the works in the exhibition come from Aspet, the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site.

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