Perseus (from Sketchbook)

ca. 1860

Not on view

Ward became known as the "Dean of American Sculpture" for his role in promoting the medium as a teacher and through professional organizations. He was an advocate for studying the great art of the past and once told an interviewer, "I want to see every statue that has ever been made." He collected copies of sculpture masterpieces and played an important role in developing collections of these plaster casts for students at The Met, where he was a founding Trustee, and at the National Academy of Design in New York. Ward made this study after a copy of Cellini’s Perseus when he was a young apprentice.

Artwork Details

Overview

Title: Perseus (from Sketchbook)
Artist: John Quincy Adams Ward (American, Urbana, Ohio 1830–1910 New York)
Date: ca. 1860
Culture: American
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/16 × 11 in. (20.5 × 27.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Edward R. Grove, 1985
Object Number: 1985.351.4 recto
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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