Victory

Evelyn Beatrice Longman

1903; cast 1908 · Bronze · The American Wing

Eschewing precedents, Longman interpreted her allegorical Victory as a male figure. He wears a short cuirass and greaves with acanthus patterning and holds in his left hand the traditional symbols of victory: oak leaves and a laurel wreath. This statuette is a reduction after a monumental version of Victory displayed at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, held in Saint Louis, Missouri, in 1904. Longman’s statue was a focal point of the fairgrounds and launched her career.

Artist

Evelyn Beatrice Longman

Date

1903; cast 1908

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of Edward D. Adams, 1912