Saint-Gauden's Diana
by Marcia Lee Jones
Title
Saint-Gauden's Diana
Artist
Marcia Lee Jones
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The first version was built by the W. H. Mullins Manufacturing Company, and unveiled on September 29, 1891.[3] It was 18 ft (5.5 m) tall and weighed 1,800 lb (820 kg). It was originally designed to attach to the tower at the figure's left toe and turn with the wind. However, the metal shop in Ohio found it difficult to pass the rotating rod through the foot, so the design was changed and the figure was instead poised on its heel. Because of the immense weight of the statue, however, the figure did not rotate as planned. Saint-Gaudens had also draped the statue in cloth which was to serve as a sail to catch the wind, but this was soon blown away.
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June 30th, 2015
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