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1896 Brighton, Massachusetts - 1972 At Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Known for: Animal sculpture and sketches-prints.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took anatomy classes at Tufts Medical School. In 1922, he earned the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study in Rome at the American Academy with Paul Manship, and it is thought that from that time, they... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took anatomy classes at Tufts Medical School. In 1922, he earned the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study in Rome at the American Academy with Paul Manship, and it is thought that from that time, they influenced each other's work. In 1929, he visited Arizona and Cody, Wyoming, where "his presence is thought to have been influential in the emergence of the Cowboy High Style in the decorative arts." (Powers, 489). In 1935, he spent time in Dallas, Texas... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Lawrence Tenney Stevens was a sculptor of western animals as well as painter and printmaker who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts School, Pratt Institute, and privately with Charles Grafly and Bela Pratt. To increase his understanding of anatomy, he took anatomy classes at Tufts Medical School. In 1922, he earned the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study in Rome at the American Academy with Paul Manship, and it is thought that from that time, they influenced each other's work. In 1929, he visited Arizona and Cody, Wyoming, where "his presence is thought to have been influential in the emergence of the Cowboy High Style in the decorative arts." (Powers, 489). In 1935, he spent time in Dallas, Texas where he was on George Dahl's staff for exterior decorations at the Fair Park for the 1936 Texa... Read full biography
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Keywords (33)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
- •Sketch, Sketching
Art Media
- •Art Pottery
- •Ceramic Art, Porcelain, Design and/or Decoration
- •Ceramics
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Hand-Crafted Objects
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society
Art Teacher
- •Paul Manship
Art School
- •American Academy, Rome, Student
- •Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
- •School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Prix de Rome Prize
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •Walter Bimson Western Art Collection
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •THE NEW YORKER Magazine Illustration, Cartoon or Photography
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Grand Central Art Galleries, New York City
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts