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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Morgan1878, post: 589723, member: 17869&quot;]The standing liberty is actually dynamic and she is obviously a creature in motion and shows perhaps more movement than either the Walker or the Gauld, both designs, IMO, show a stiffness that doesn&#039;t exist with the SLQ. This was the great invention of Greek sculpture:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/img/greek_spearbearer.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The walker pose is absolutely anatomically incorrect. Try walking in the pose and see if you don&#039;t ruin for foot tendons.[/quote]</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Well, I don&#039;t think it&#039;s always important that figures are anatomically correct. If it were, we would not be hanging Gaugains or Picassos in the major museums of the world. Often times, the artist&#039;s objective is to create an effect or emotion. I think in the case of the Walking Liberty, if the objective is a graceful, flowing figure, then the artistic goal has been achieved. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the Liberty figure in the SLQ..I started thinking about the time this coin came out 1916. We were not yet involved in World War I, but Liberty is looking towards her Atlantic side, holding up her shield. Looking at this in a Jungian way, the walls on either side of her symbolize the Atlantic and Pacific, a natural buffer to foreign invasion. The holding of the shield towards the Atlantic side symbolizes a desire to avert this war touching our shores. It is a foreshadowing of our involvement in this war in 1917. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the same vein, Dali has a very interesting painting titled &quot;The Enigma of Hitler&quot;. It foreshadows WWII. The interpretations of this painting are quite interesting and to me profound. They speak of possible clairavoyance.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I digress..your point about St Gaudens lifting the design from Delacroix.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>After looking at Delacroix&#039;s painting, I&#039;d have to agree he was heavily influenced by it..but his rendition of Liberty is not a carbon copy. Last year I attended an exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum titled &quot;The Impressionists and the Art of the Past&quot;. In this exhibition, for example a work of Cezanne was placed next to a painting from a much earlier period. This whole exhibition was based on the premise that artists have been influenced by earlier works for a very long time, hence Dali&#039;s quote. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Insofar as the SLQ..since it is at least on the obverse, neo-classical, there is no real new ground being broken here either in terms of style. It is however, a beautiful coin. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My own tastes in terms of coin design tend to go in the direction of simple, elegant design. That&#039;s one reason I like the Indian $2 1/2 coin.</p><p>Also, it was struck incuse, instead of in relief which was unprecented in U.S. coinage.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think there are lots of beautiful coins and although the point of this thread is to name the &quot;most beautiful&quot;, I don&#039;t think I would be able to do that..there&#039;s just too many worthy efforts. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Finally, if you&#039;re still with me here..what are your thoughts re: my comments on the Peace dollar..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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