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Excerpt from Avgvstvs Saint-Gavdens The chronology of the works of Saint-Gaudens is difficult, and, in some cases, impossible to fix with absolute accuracy. He was apt to have several commissions in process of execution at the same time, and in more than one instance he carried a task over a considerable period. For example, when I asked him about the Shaw monument, he replied, "1 had this many years in my studio, my interest making me do a thing beyond what the sum contracted for justified me in doing." In placing most of the statues and medallions here illustrated I have followed indications given to me by the sculptor himself. For permission to make use in this monograph of material previously contributed by me to "The North American Review," "The Outlook," and "The New York Tribune," I am indebted to the courtesy of the editors of those publications. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.