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| Keywords: Joel Barlow marble bust by Houdon.jpg Artwork Creator Jean-Antoine Houdon Bust Joel Barlow ca 1804 marble cm 69 8 48 3 31 8 White House Washington D C White House copy of the marble bust Notes by Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 Barlow's head turns to his left in an attitude of grim readiness As the head turns the lips tighten the eyebrows rise in a scowl and the flesh is pulled taut on the right cheek and gathered into deeper folds on the left The bust embodies the definition by his contemporary Crèvecoeur of an American as 'a new man who acts upon new principles ' Such a man was Joel Barlow 1754-1812 The last of six Americans of the revolutionary and early federal era to be portrayed by Houdon Barlow was at least as honored in France as in his own country It is not surprising for he spent all but two of the years between 1788 and 1805 there earning a fortune in bond speculation and a reputation as a liberal thinker whose political pamphlets had enraged the British government and delighted the French For these and other manifestations of his zeal for the French Revolution he was made an honorary citizen of France The marble bust has always been regarded as one of Houdon's finest late portraits although its effect is somewhat marred by black flecks in the white marble The White House Historical Association Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 233 contrast fix PD-old-100 Jean-Antoine Houdon Sculptures in the White House Joel Barlow 19th-century busts of men 1804 Marble busts Busts on piedouches Frowning in art 1804 busts | ||||
