Word: senatore
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sculptor Davidson put on the suits, struck attitudes in which he had seen the Senator, observed the folds of the fabric and recalled details. In the statue the modern clothing never obtrudes but serves to interpret the figure.
Sculptor Davidson produced three models before he was satisfied. The first was the reposeful family La Follette. The second was a composite of qualities. The final version was the militant figure of the Senate chamber. It was the intimacy of the Russian journey which allowed the sculptor to rely so...
The Davidson statue conveys all this. It represents the Senator anxiously leaning forward in his chair, gripping the arms, as though about to leap to his feet with a challenge.
Five years ago Jo Davidson traveled in Russia for several weeks with Senator La Follette. On their return to Paris a bust and some sketches were made. The Senator departed. The sculptor never saw him again. When he set to work three years ago on the La Follette statue, the...
Sculptor Davidson came last week with the statue from Paris. The ship careened and quivered in stormy seas. Sculptor Davidson also quivered, fearful for the precious marble in the hold. In Manhattan he was invited to dinner by Fola La Follette, daughter of the Senator and wife of Playwright George...