Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Since the founding of the United States, French sculpture has played a role in accompanying key moments of American history. What started as a nation-to-nation relationship focused on portraiture soon became much broader. Interest for French sculpture grew as a number of collectors began working with dealers at home and abroad and with decorators who placed bronze and terracotta works in imported French settings. Taste soon shifted to French modern sculpture, and the new style met its public in the 1920s, echoing the evolution of American society. Watch Laure de Margerie, director of the French Sculpture Census, as she discusses how the United States is now the richest repository of French sculpture outside of France and how the High’s collection of French sculpture is a good representation of this interest.
Visit the High Museum: high.org
Since the founding of the United States, French sculpture has played a role in accompanying key moments of American history. What started as a nation-to-nation relationship focused on portraiture soon became much broader. Interest for French sculpture grew as a number of collectors began working with dealers at home and abroad and with decorators who placed bronze and terracotta works in imported French settings. Taste soon shifted to French modern sculpture, and the new style met its public in the 1920s, echoing the evolution of American society. Watch Laure de Margerie, director of the French Sculpture Census, as she discusses how the United States is now the richest repository of French sculpture outside of France and how the High’s collection of French sculpture is a good representation of this interest.
Visit the High Museum: high.org
