Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1883, Mar. 30 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
Early 1900s | Entered Yale Medical School, New Haven, Conn. |
1904 | Left Yale Medical School, New Haven, Conn., to pursue a sculpting career |
1907 | Enrolled in the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France, to study sculpture |
1909 | Married Yvonne de Kerstrat (died 1934) |
1911 | Secured his first solo gallery show |
1927 | Invited to compete in the Pioneer Woman statue competition |
1934 | Awarded the Isaac W. Maynard Prize of the National Academy of Design |
1941 | Married Florence Gertrude Lucius |
1946-1948 | Cochairman, Progressive Citizens of America, that supported Henry A. Wallace for president in 1948 on the Progressive Party ticket; chairman, National Wallace for President Committee |
1947 | Retrospective show sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters |
1949 | Exhibited in the Third Sculpture International, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pa. |
1951 | Published Between Sittings. New York: Dial Press |
1952, Jan. 2 | Died, Saché, France |