The Sons of God Saw the Daughters of Men That They Were Fair

1923

Daniel Chester French

Sculptor, American, 1850 - 1931

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    marble

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase)

  • Dimensions

    overall without base: 205.74 × 101.6 × 58.42 cm (81 × 40 × 23 in.)
    overall with base: 248.92 × 101.6 × 81.28 cm (98 × 40 × 32 in.)
    gross weight (with base): 1814.388 kg (4000 lb.)

  • Accession

    2014.136.241

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased December 1924 through (Grand Central Art Galleries, New York) by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1923

  • [exhibition], M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 16-28 April 1923.

1966

  • Past and Present: 250 Years of American Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 15 April - 30 September 1966, unpublished checklist.

Bibliography

1987

  • Banta, Martha. Imaging American Women: Ideas and Ideals in Cultural History. New York, 1987: 458, 467.

2000

  • Cash, Sarah, with Terrie Sultan. American Treasures of The Corcoran Gallery of Art. New York, 2000: 151.

2002

  • Hassrick, Peter H. Drawn to Yellowstone: Artists in America's First National Park. Los Angeles, 2002: 186-188.

  • Finn, David, with Susan Joy Slack. Sculpture at the Corcoran: Photographs by David Finn. New York and Washington, 2002: 92-94.

2004

  • Richard, Paul. ""From the Collection: Washington's Prize Possessions." The Washington Post (2004): Arts sec. 7.

  • Hassrick, Paul. "Artists in America's First National Park." Antiques and Fine Art (Autumn 2004): 206-207.

Inscriptions

left side: Daniel C. French / 1923

Wikidata ID

Q63863865


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