The son of sculptor and writer-poet William Wetmore Story, Thomas Story became a sculptor in Neo-Classical style of figure and commemorative sculpture. Among his sculpture for which he is noted is a statue of Sir William Vernon Harcourt in the House of Commons in London; the bronze door at the J. Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City; and a community drinking fountain in Hopedale, Massachusetts, commissioned by General William F. Draper, Ambassador to Italy with ties to Hopedale.

Thomas Story, born in Rome, was from a distinguished family, which included a paternal grandfather, Joseph Story, who was a judge of the United States Supreme Court. From the time of his birth, Thomas Story lived a privileged existe...