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Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969
In 1948, George Sands of New York City arranged for Jo Davidson to make a portrait from life of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The general, who was just leaving the army to become president of Columbia University, was pleased to sit for the amiable artist; a friend noted that the final work captured "his force, vitality and human understanding." Two full-size busts were cast, one for the West Point Museum and one for the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in England. Davidson created this small reduction for his patron; another reduction was made as a gift for General Eisenhower.
Jo Davidson, 1948 |