The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris (102 page)

360
Soon after, Saint-Gaudens learned:
See Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens
, Vol. I, 162–72.

361
A sum of $9,000:
See copy of contract between Saint-Gaudens and City of New York dated May 23, 1877, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

361
“I have made two models”:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus SaintGaudens
, Vol. I, 163.

361
He and Gussie were married:
Ibid.

361
Two days later:
Ibid.

362
Gus said it was the wine:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, August 14, 1877, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

362
“I wish someone would invite”:
Ibid., October 26, 1877.

362
Only think there are twenty-four families:
Ibid., October 18, 1877.

362
“Aug keeps wracking”:
Ibid., no date, but written from 178 boulevard Pereire, Paris, France, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

362
“While Gussie is wrestling”:
Augustus Saint-Gaudens to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Homer, September 26, 1877, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

362
“She eats more, sleeps more”:
Ibid.

363
You write splendid letters:
Ibid.

363
The following spring:
See letter of April 22, 1878, from Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College. In the letter Gussie included a sketch of the apartment.

363
“a beautiful Japanese matting”:
Ibid., May 17, 1878.

363
You have no idea:
Ibid., July 25, 1878.

364
like “Cinderella”:
Ibid., June 13, 1878.

364
Gus was devoted:
See “Biography of Louis Saint-Gaudens—Handwritten in Pencil,” Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College; Wilkinson,
Uncommon Clay
, 9.

364
“He is certainly the easiest person”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, October 11 (no year), Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

364
However, I forgive you:
Bernard Saint-Gaudens to Augustus and Louis Saint-Gaudens, Drafts of the “Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens,” Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

365
Working as never before:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus SaintGaudens
, Vol. I, 211; Wilkinson,
Uncommon Clay
, 88.

365
The new studio:
Wilkinson,
Uncommon Clay
, 88.

365
“by the alternate waves of exaltation”:
Armstrong,
Day Before Yesterday: Reminiscences of a Varied Life
, 266.

365
For additional help on the Farragut:
Wilkinson,
Uncommon Clay
, 90.

365
“He hasn’t a cent”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to Genie Emerson, September 6, 1877, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

366
Before leaving New York:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus SaintGaudens
, Vol. I, 164–65.

366
“a spur to higher endeavor”:
Ibid., 161.

366
He and Saint-Gaudens had met first:
Ibid., 159.

367
“devouring love of ice cream”:
Ibid., 160.

367
Early in 1878, hearing that White:
Wilkinson,
Uncommon Clay
, 98.

367
“When you come over”:
Ibid.

367
“I hope you will let me help you”:
Ibid.

367
“little of the adventurous swing of life”:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens
, Vol. I, 244.

367
“It’s really a business trip”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, August 2, 1878, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

367
Their route was from Paris:
See Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens
, Vol. I, 248; Wilkinson,
Uncommon Clay
, 100–101.

368
“
[
It
]
is 275 ft. long”:
Baldwin,
Stanford White
, 79.

368
“the sound of a Beethoven”:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Saint-Gaudens
, Vol. I, 247.

368
Stanford White thought the portal:
Baldwin,
Stanford White
, 81.

368
“We sat on the top row”:
Ibid., 82.

368
“struck an attitude”:
Ibid.

368
To commemorate the fellowship:
Baker,
Stanny: The Gilded Life of Stanford White
, 51.

369
Gus had “a most successful trip”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, August 16, 1878, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

369
“He is one of the nicest fellows”:
Ibid., no specific date but circa August 1878.

369
“I hug S
[
ain
]
t-Gaudens like a bear”:
Baker,
Stanny
, 53.

369
She is very kind:
Ibid.

369
One night, with another gregarious American:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, January 31, 1879, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

370
“I have just taken this paper”:
Ibid., postscript written by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

370
“I am writing in the studio”:
Ibid., February 12, 1879.

370
The model has just come in:
Ibid.

370
“Please don’t say anything”:
Ibid.

370
“Do you want to know”:
White,
Stanford White: Letters to His Family
, 76.

370
Coffee, eggs, and oatmeal:
Ibid.

371
“I am convinced”:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus Saint Gaudens
, Vol. II, 60.

371
With her trouble hearing:
See letters from Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, May 30, 1879, and January 8, 1870, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

371
“We went to a dancing party”:
Ibid., January 13, 1879.

371
“Every time I go out”:
Ibid., March 13, 1879.

372
Twain would be remembered:
Baldwin,
Stanford White
, 95.

372
“of making one ‘see things’ ”:
Wilkinson,
Uncommon Clay
, 91.

372
He, in all simplicity:
Ibid.

373
“I have such respect”:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus SaintGaudens
, Vol. I, 166.

373
“It was all Mr. White”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, March 31, 1879, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

373
“You have no idea”:
Ibid., April 4, 1879.

373
His inspiration had been:
Gibson, “Augustus Saint-Gaudens and the American Monument,”
New Criterion
, October 2009, 44.

373
“Conceive an idea”:
Saint-Gaudens, ed.,
Reminiscences of Augustus SaintGaudens
, Vol. II, 19.

374
“Don’t leave any serious”:
Ibid., 30.

374
“I don’t fully understand”:
Ibid., Vol. I, 241.

375
“all the while trying”:
Ibid., 268.

375
“A poor picture”:
Ibid., Vol. II, 79.

375
“Farragut’s legs seem to be”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, March 13, 1879, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

375
“He has been very much bothered”:
Ibid., March 21, 1879.

375
“Am sorry to bother you”:
Ibid., May 21, 1879.

375
“He is very much bothered by visitors”:
Ibid., May 30, 1879.

376
“Gus is working”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her parents, May 8, 1879, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

376
“Augustus … seems to be conquering”:
Augusta Saint-Gaudens to her mother, May 15, 1879, Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

376
“Farragut has two legs”:
Ibid., May 30, 1879.

376
“It is strange how fascinating the life here”:
Ibid., June 13, 1879.

376
She painted a portrait of a friend:
Ibid., June 13, 1879, and June 20, 1879.

376
“
[
He
]
feels like a lion”:
Ibid., August 14, 1879.

376
But something had gone wrong:
Baker,
Stanny
, 56.

376
The nearest thing to an explanation:
Genie Emerson to Homer Saint-Gaudens, November 15 (no year), included in the “Drafts to the Reminiscences of Augustus Saint-Gaudens,” Saint-Gaudens Papers, Dartmouth College.

377
In early days:
Ibid.

377
Food was the way White:
Ibid.