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1839 New Preston, Connecticut - 1920 Mount Vernon, New York. Known for: Life size and portrait bust sculpture, monuments, carved marble.
George Bissell was born in New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 23rd Connecticut Volunteers in the... Read full biography
George Bissell was born in New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 23rd Connecticut Volunteers in the Department of the Gulf (1862-1863), and on being mustered out became acting assistant paymaster in the South... Read full biography
George Bissell was born in New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 23rd Connecticut Volunteers in the Department of the Gulf (1862-1863), and on being mustered out became acting assistant paymaster in the South Atlantic Squadron. At the close of the war he joined his father's marble business in Poughkeepsie, New York. He studied the art of sculpture abroad in 1875-1876, and lived much in Paris during the... Read full biography
George Bissell was born in New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 23rd Connecticut Volunteers in the Department of the Gulf (1862-1863), and on being mustered out became acting assistant paymaster in the South Atlantic Squadron. At the close of the war he joined his father's marble business in Poughkeepsie, New York. He studied the art of sculpture abroad in 1875-1876, and lived much in Paris during the years 1883-1896, with occasional visits to America. Among his more important works are:. • Union Soldier, Town Green, Colchester, Connecticut, 1875. • Frederic de Peyster, New York Historical Society, New York City, ca. 1875. • Chatfield Monument,... Read full biography
George Bissell was born in New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 23rd Connecticut Volunteers in the Department of the Gulf (1862-1863), and on being mustered out became acting assistant paymaster in the South Atlantic Squadron. At the close of the war he joined his father's marble business in Poughkeepsie, New York. He studied the art of sculpture abroad in 1875-1876, and lived much in Paris during the years 1883-1896, with occasional visits to America. Among his more important works are:. • Union Soldier, Town Green, Colchester, Connecticut, 1875. • Frederic de Peyster, New York Historical Society, New York City, ca. 1875. • Chatfield Monument, Riverside... Read full biography
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Keywords (20)
Art Method
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Subject
- •Abraham Lincoln
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Litchfield, Connecticut
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Public Art: Mural, Sculptures, Painting, Architecture in Public Places
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons