Striking Change : The Great Artistic Collaboration of Theodore Roosevelt and Augustus Saint-Gaudens

by Moran, Michael F.

• ISBN13: 9780794823566
• ISBN10: 0794823564
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: Whitman Publishing

Summary

In 1905 Roosevelt challenged the brilliant and famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens: The United States is the best nation on Earth, but its coins are atrociously hideous. Why can we not produce coinage as beautiful as that of the ancient Greeks?

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. iv
Foreword	p. x
About the Author	p. xii
Acknowledgments and Dedication	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Prologue: "All Ye Need to Know"	p. 1
A Most Unique Cast of Characters
New York City	p. 13
Making Their Way	p. 25
Gilder's Dream	p. 43
A Mountain of Labor	p. 53
"Fair Enough"
The World's Columbian Exposition	p. 71
Ladies Rebuffed	p. 87
Thacher's Gambit	p. 101
Embarrassment Enough for All	p. 113
Aftermath	p. 137
On the National Stage
A Sherman Connection	p. 151
In Search of an Angel	p. 157
Edith	p. 169
Homeless	p. 177
The Confident Years	p. 193
The "Pet Crime"
The Stage Is Set	p. 215
A Medal for Edith	p. 221
An Unwanted Headache	p. 235
Engagement	p. 255
An End of Sorts	p. 277
Carry a Big Stick - Cast a Long Shadow
A Cameo in Gold	p. 299
A Man for the Occasion	p. 305
The Last Words	p. 323
A Requiem for Gus	p. 331
The Legacy	p. 339
Postscript
Striking Change	p. 363
Resources
Endnotes	p. 371
Bibliography	p. 421
Index	p. 427
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