Born in Mount Kisco, New York, animal sculptor Madeleine Park was fond of playing with her many pets as a child. She attended the Emily Fowler School in Mount Kisco and then went to Blair Academy in... Read full biography
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, animal sculptor Madeleine Park was fond of playing with her many pets as a child. She attended the Emily Fowler School in Mount Kisco and then went to Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, graduating in 1910. She enrolled in the Art Students League in New York... Read full biography
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, animal sculptor Madeleine Park was fond of playing with her many pets as a child. She attended the Emily Fowler School in Mount Kisco and then went to Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, graduating in 1910. She enrolled in the Art Students League in New York City, but her family made her quit because they disapproved of the Life Class with nude models. In 1913, she married Harold Park, also an artist, and they had a family which temporarily put her career on... Read full biography
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, animal sculptor Madeleine Park was fond of playing with her many pets as a child. She attended the Emily Fowler School in Mount Kisco and then went to Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, graduating in 1910. She enrolled in the Art Students League in New York City, but her family made her quit because they disapproved of the Life Class with nude models. In 1913, she married Harold Park, also an artist, and they had a family which temporarily put her career on hold. She took painting from George Barse in Katonah New York, and in 1928 went to Italy with the Barses, which gave her more exposure to sculpture. In Connecticut, she enrolled in the studio of A. Phimister Proctor, a renowned animal sculptor who... Read full biography
Born in Mount Kisco, New York, animal sculptor Madeleine Park was fond of playing with her many pets as a child. She attended the Emily Fowler School in Mount Kisco and then went to Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey, graduating in 1910. She enrolled in the Art Students League in New York City, but her family made her quit because they disapproved of the Life Class with nude models. In 1913, she married Harold Park, also an artist, and they had a family which temporarily put her career on hold. She took painting from George Barse in Katonah New York, and in 1928 went to Italy with the Barses, which gave her more exposure to sculpture. In Connecticut, she enrolled in the studio of A. Phimister Proctor, a renowned animal sculptor who encouraged her to work from life and not copy others. Much of her subject matter came from visiting the circus, the first effort be... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (16)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West
1998
Kovinick, Phil; Marian Yoshiki-Kovinick
405 pages
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary
1995
Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller
612 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
Dictionary of Women Artists: An International Dictionary of Women Artists Born Before 1900
1985
Petteys, Chris with Hazel Gustow, Ferris Olin and Verna Ritchie
851 pages
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
The Woman Artist in the American West, 1860-1960
1976
Kovinick, Phil
59 pages (color)
Bronzes of the American West
1973
Broder, Patricia Janis; Harold McCracken (Intro)
429 pages (color)
Women Artists in America: Eighteenth Century to Present
1973
Collins, Jim L.
426 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index