Page loaded successfully. Showing keywords for Henry Merwin Shrady.
Artist Keywords
Keywords page for Henry Merwin Shrady ((1871 - 1922)), known for Wildlife, monument and Indian figure sculpture. Showing associated keywords and tags.
Henry Merwin Shrady KEYWORDS
1871 New York City - 1922 New York City. Known for: Wildlife, monument and Indian figure sculpture.
Lots Sold: 92%, High Price: Subscribe.
Henry Merwin Shrady (1871-1922). It has been said that Henry Merwin Shrady created some of the finest bronze wildlife and Indian sculptures of the American West. Shrady also attained considerable... Read full biography
Henry Merwin Shrady (1871-1922). It has been said that Henry Merwin Shrady created some of the finest bronze wildlife and Indian sculptures of the American West. Shrady also attained considerable notoriety for his masterwork, Appomattox Memorial Monument to General Ulysses S. Grant in Washington,... Read full biography
Henry Merwin Shrady (1871-1922). It has been said that Henry Merwin Shrady created some of the finest bronze wildlife and Indian sculptures of the American West. Shrady also attained considerable notoriety for his masterwork, Appomattox Memorial Monument to General Ulysses S. Grant in Washington, D.C., which he devoted twenty-two years to producing. Henry Shady was born in New York City, the son of a surgeon. He had no formal art instruction; rather he studied law at Columbia University. Shrady... Read full biography
Henry Merwin Shrady (1871-1922). It has been said that Henry Merwin Shrady created some of the finest bronze wildlife and Indian sculptures of the American West. Shrady also attained considerable notoriety for his masterwork, Appomattox Memorial Monument to General Ulysses S. Grant in Washington, D.C., which he devoted twenty-two years to producing. Henry Shady was born in New York City, the son of a surgeon. He had no formal art instruction; rather he studied law at Columbia University. Shrady was prevented by illness from practicing the law he studied at Columbia, and entered the match business in 1900, failing miserably. The same year, at twenty-nine, he began sketching and painting. Shrady enjoyed drawing. On his way home from work he... Read full biography
Henry Merwin Shrady (1871-1922). It has been said that Henry Merwin Shrady created some of the finest bronze wildlife and Indian sculptures of the American West. Shrady also attained considerable notoriety for his masterwork, Appomattox Memorial Monument to General Ulysses S. Grant in Washington, D.C., which he devoted twenty-two years to producing. Henry Shady was born in New York City, the son of a surgeon. He had no formal art instruction; rather he studied law at Columbia University. Shrady was prevented by illness from practicing the law he studied at Columbia, and entered the match business in 1900, failing miserably. The same year, at twenty-nine, he began sketching and painting. Shrady enjoyed drawing. On his way home from work he would often stop at a pet shop to sketch the animals displayed in the window.&nb... Read full biography
Henry Merwin Shrady - Artist Info
About Henry Merwin Shrady: Keywords
Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Commemorative, Memorial, Monument
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Horses: Equestrian Genre, in Landscape and/or Portraits
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Sculpture Society
Art School
- •Columbia University Art Department, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
- •Sculpture Specialty
- •Self Taught, Autodidact
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, 1901
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts