Wyatt Eaton

Olin Levi Warner

1883, cast 1897–98 · Bronze · The American Wing

Born in Phillipsburg, Quebec, Wyatt Eaton (1849-1896) trained at the National Academy of Design in New York and later with Jean-Léon Gérôme at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Eaton completed figure studies and portraits influenced by the naturalism of the French Barbizon style. Warner and Eaton were both early members of the progressive Society of American Artists and developed a close friendship. At the time this medallion was modeled, they both had studios in the Benedick Building in New York’s Washington Square. It is not known whether this medallion was commissioned, or, more likely, was a token of friendship from sculptor to painter.

Artist

Olin Levi Warner

Date

1883, cast 1897–98

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of National Sculpture Society, 1898