Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver
2007Scriver, Mary Strachan
368 pages
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1806 London, England - 1868 Dorchester, Massachusetts. Known for: Portrait bust sculpture of prominent persons.
Robert Ball Hughes (January 19, 1804 — March 5, 1868), often known as Ball Hughes, was a British-American sculptor, born in England and active in the United States. He was born in London.His birth... Read full biography
Robert Ball Hughes (January 19, 1804 — March 5, 1868), often known as Ball Hughes, was a British-American sculptor, born in England and active in the United States. He was born in London.His birth year has been confirmed to be 1804 according to his baptismal record on the International Genealogical... Read full biography
Robert Ball Hughes (January 19, 1804 — March 5, 1868), often known as Ball Hughes, was a British-American sculptor, born in England and active in the United States. He was born in London.His birth year has been confirmed to be 1804 according to his baptismal record on the International Genealogical Index, and not 1806 as has been widely reported. His given name was Robert Balls Hughes according to his baptismal record. He early exhibited a decided taste for modeling, and at 12 years of age made... Read full biography
Robert Ball Hughes (January 19, 1804 — March 5, 1868), often known as Ball Hughes, was a British-American sculptor, born in England and active in the United States. He was born in London.His birth year has been confirmed to be 1804 according to his baptismal record on the International Genealogical Index, and not 1806 as has been widely reported. His given name was Robert Balls Hughes according to his baptismal record. He early exhibited a decided taste for modeling, and at 12 years of age made out of wax candle ends a bas-relief copy of a picture representing the wisdom of Solomon, which was afterward cast in silver. He later studied under Edward Hodges Baily for seven years. During this time, the Royal Academy awarded him a large silver... Read full biography
Robert Ball Hughes (January 19, 1804 — March 5, 1868), often known as Ball Hughes, was a British-American sculptor, born in England and active in the United States. He was born in London.His birth year has been confirmed to be 1804 according to his baptismal record on the International Genealogical Index, and not 1806 as has been widely reported. His given name was Robert Balls Hughes according to his baptismal record. He early exhibited a decided taste for modeling, and at 12 years of age made out of wax candle ends a bas-relief copy of a picture representing the wisdom of Solomon, which was afterward cast in silver. He later studied under Edward Hodges Baily for seven years. During this time, the Royal Academy awarded him a large silver medal for the best copy in bas-relief of the Apollo Belvedere. He also received a silver medal from the Society of Arts and Sciences for a copy... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesPaintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004Dearinger, David B.672 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesAmerican Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Volume One: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born Before 1865
1999Tolles, Thayer (Editor); Lauretta Dimmick, Donna J. Hassler451 pages (color)Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
1988
(Exhibition catalog)Falk, Peter Hastings472 pagesMantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesNational Portrait Gallery Collection Illustrated Checklist
1985Smithsonian Institution461 pagesSculpture in America (new and revised edition)
1984Craven, Wayne782 pagesPre-Twentieth Century American and European Painting and Sculpure
1984Harding, Jonathan P185 pagesDictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984Opitz, Glenn B (editor)656 pagesThe Boston Athenaeum Art Exhibition Index 1827-1874
1980
(Exhibition catalog)Perkins, Robert/Wm J Gavin III325 pages (color)Dictionary of American Art
1979Baigell, Mathew390 pagesArts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc)
1979Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel730 pagesAmerican Art to 1900 Painting, Sculpture, Architecture
1977Brown, Milton W631 pages (color)American Sculpture A Guide to Information Sources
1977Ekdahl, Janis260 pagesPortrait Painting in America The Nineteenth Century
1977Miles, Ellen G (editor)176 pages (color)American Art in Upstate New York Drawings, Watercolors and Small Sculptures
1974Buffalo Fine Arts Academy80 pagesThe New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860
1957Groce, George; David Wallace759 pagesHistory of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953
1954Clark, Eliot296 pagesAmerican Portraits Catalogue of Portraits in Oil, Miniature, Sculptures
1941New York Historical Society367 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages