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Bessie Springs Smith White (Mrs. Stanford White)

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a white marble sculpture of a woman in a gold frame. The sculpture depicts a woman wearing a long, flowing veil that covers her head and body, with her right hand raised to her face. She is dressed in a gown and holds flowers in her left hand. The frame is rectangular with an ornate design, featuring a flat top and a decorative border around the edges. The frame is gold-colored and has a raised pattern of leaves and other designs. The background of the image is a plain gray wall, with a shadow cast by the frame on the right side.

Artwork Details

Date
1884, carved by 1888
Medium
Marble
Culture
American
Dimensions
467 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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