鹰

William Rush American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 748

拉什在今日被认为是美国最早的肖像雕塑家之一，也是十九世纪早期活跃的费城工匠界中一位重要的木雕工和镀金工。这只巨型镀金鹰在1847年之前一直悬挂在费城圣约翰福音派路德会教堂的讲道坛上方，之后又被安置在独立厅的议事堂里，直到1914年。在那里，这只鹰与自由钟比邻，下方就是拉什的乔治·华盛顿木雕像。其象征意义也从委托制作这只鹰的教堂的保护圣徒标志，变成了美国爱国主义精神和独立的象征。

Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American

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Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American
Eagle, William Rush (1756–1833), Carved wood (probably Eastern white pine), gessoed and gilded, and cast iron, painted, American

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