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Genius of Mirth

Thomas Crawford

1842; carved 1843

Medium

Marble

Tags

Musical InstrumentsBoysDancing

Dimensions

47 x 20 x 24 in. (119.4 x 50.8 x 61 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Annette W. W. Hicks-Lord, 1896

Department

The American Wing

Culture

American

Rights

Public Domain

About Thomas Crawford

1814–1857 • United States

One the strongest American exponents of Neoclassicism, he is known for his equestrian 'George Washington' in Richmond, Virginia and the 'Armed Liberty' on top of the Capitol dome in Washington, D.C.

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