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1899 Boston, Massachusettes - 1989. Known for: Animal sculpture, medalist.
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Born into a life of privilege in Boston, Katharine became a noted animal sculptor who was drawn to the subject matter because of the infinite movements and grace she observed. Her brick carved doors... Read full biography
Born into a life of privilege in Boston, Katharine became a noted animal sculptor who was drawn to the subject matter because of the infinite movements and grace she observed. Her brick carved doors with animals was created for the entrance of the biology laboratory at Harvard University. She had... Read full biography
Born into a life of privilege in Boston, Katharine became a noted animal sculptor who was drawn to the subject matter because of the infinite movements and grace she observed. Her brick carved doors with animals was created for the entrance of the biology laboratory at Harvard University. She had to struggle against disapproving social pressure in her family and as a woman, for equality with her male colleagues. She attended summer studios of Anna Hyatt Huntington and took lessons from Charles... Read full biography
Born into a life of privilege in Boston, Katharine became a noted animal sculptor who was drawn to the subject matter because of the infinite movements and grace she observed. Her brick carved doors with animals was created for the entrance of the biology laboratory at Harvard University. She had to struggle against disapproving social pressure in her family and as a woman, for equality with her male colleagues. She attended summer studios of Anna Hyatt Huntington and took lessons from Charles Grafly at the Boston Museum School. Huntington and Brenda Putnam, both working in New York, were especially encouraging to her. In 1947, she married Carrington Weems and had exhibited as Katharine Ward Lane.
Born into a life of privilege in Boston, Katharine became a noted animal sculptor who was drawn to the subject matter because of the infinite movements and grace she observed. Her brick carved doors with animals was created for the entrance of the biology laboratory at Harvard University. She had to struggle against disapproving social pressure in her family and as a woman, for equality with her male colleagues. She attended summer studios of Anna Hyatt Huntington and took lessons from Charles Grafly at the Boston Museum School. Huntington and Brenda Putnam, both working in New York, were especially encouraging to her. In 1947, she married Carrington Weems and had exhibited as Katharine Ward Lane.
Katharine Ward Lane Weems - Artist Info
About Katharine Ward Lane Weems: Keywords
Keywords (26)
Art Method
- •Medallic Art, Medallions, Medals, Coin Design
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •Boston Art Club
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •National Sculpture Society
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester-
- •Pen and Brush Club, New York
Art School
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •North Shore Art Association, Gloucester
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts