L'Apres-midi d'un Faune
Marble sculpture by Bryant Baker

L'Apres-midi d'un Faune
Marble sculpture by Bryant Baker
A slender nymph seated on the ground leans backward laughing up at the faun who stands at the right. Both pull at a piece of drapery cast over their shoulders and held in their outstretched hands. The features are delicately accented and the hair gracefully stylized. The small bronze from which this was enlarged was modeled between 1927 and 1933. The sculptor himself cut the marble, assisted by Abram Belskie.

Bryant Baker
Born in London, England on July 8th, 1881, the son of John Baker, sculptor. He comes from a long line of builders and carvers. Both his grandfather and his father worked on the wood and stone carving in Westminster Abbey. As an apprentice to his father, Bryant continued the family tradition by carving statues in Gothic style for Beverly Minster. Following the example of his brother Robert, also a sculptor, Baker came to the United States in 1916 and continued the array of commemorative statues and portrait busts that had been so successful in England.

All images on this sculpting site were photographed, scanned and edited by Rod and Gail Lang. Information is obtained from "Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture" Volumes I and II. To obtain a copy of these magnificent books which provide photos and detail on hundreds of sculptures in Brookgreen Gardens call the gardens at 843-237-4218.