Stan and Gus: Art, Ardor, and the Friendship That Built the Gilded Age

by Henry Wiencek

How the architect Stanford White and the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens transcended scandal to enrich their times.

Stanford White was a louche man-about-town and a canny cultural entrepreneur--the creator of landmark buildings that elevated American architecture to new heights. Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the son of an immigrant shoemaker, a moody introvert, and a committed procrastinator whose painstaking work brought emotional depth to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374162492
• ISBN13: 9780374162498
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"