Erastus Dow Palmer
| Erastus Dow Palmer | |
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| Born |
April 2, 1817 Pompey, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
March 9, 1904 (aged 86) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Erastus Dow Palmer (April 2, 1817 – March 9, 1904) was an American sculptor.
Life
Palmer was born in Pompey, New York. In his leisure moments as a carpenter he started by carving portraits in cameo, and then began to model in clay with much success. His style was academic classicism. Among his works are: The White Captive (I858) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Peace in Bondage (1863); Angel at the Sepulchre (1865), Albany, New York; a bronze statue of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston (1874), in Statuary Hall, Capitol, Washington; and many portrait busts. He died at his home in Albany on the 9th of March 1904.[1] [2]
Palmer's son, Walter Launt Palmer (1854-1932), who studied art under Carolus-Duran in Paris, became a member of the National Academy of Design (1897); and is best known for his painting of snow scenes.[2]
Notes
- ↑ American Art Annual, Volume 5. MacMillan Company. 1905. p. 122.
- 1 2 Chisholm 1911.
References
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Henle, Friedrich Gustav Jakob". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Palmer, Erastus Dow". Encyclopædia Britannica. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Sources
- Lessing, Lauren Keach (2006). Presiding Divinities: Ideal Sculpture in Nineteenth-Century American Domestic Interiors. Ph.D. dissertation: Indiana University.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erastus Dow Palmer. |
- Art and the empire city: New York, 1825-1861, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Palmer (see index)
- Marble Statue Female Nude and others
- Short bio
- Painting by Walter Launt Palmer
- The Winterthur Library Overview of an archival collection on Erastus Dow Palmer.
- Erastus Dow Palmer at Find a Grave