Swords into Plowshares; The Sword and the Plow

Edouard Drouot, artist

1859–1945

Swords into Plowshares; The Sword and the Plow, circa 1903

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: bronze; marble

Dimensions:
Object Height (Height): 62.3 cm
Object Height (Height): 24 1/2 in
Weight (Weight): 21 lbs

Credit line: Gift in memory of Edgar Allan Haage, School of Music, 1942, from the Estate of Llouella Louise Haage

Accession number: 1978.0179

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"Corpus," Apr-2012, Kris Ercums
A golden boy strides forward, transforming swords into implements that till the land. This French academic sculpture references a passage from the Book of Isaiah: “They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.”