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1878 San Francisco, California - 1949 New York City. Known for: Classical figure and portrait sculpture.
Robert Ingersoll Aitken. 1878 - 1949. place of birth: United States of America , San Francisco. place of death: United States of America , New York. Remarks: ?ANA 1909; NA 1914 . Robert Aitken... Read full biography
Robert Ingersoll Aitken. 1878 - 1949. place of birth: United States of America , San Francisco. place of death: United States of America , New York. Remarks: ?ANA 1909; NA 1914 . Robert Aitken attended San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Institute of Art where he studied sculpture with Douglas Tilden and... Read full biography
Robert Ingersoll Aitken. 1878 - 1949. place of birth: United States of America , San Francisco. place of death: United States of America , New York. Remarks: ?ANA 1909; NA 1914 . Robert Aitken attended San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Institute of Art where he studied sculpture with Douglas Tilden and drawing with Arthur Mathews. At the age of eighteen, he opened his own studio in the city. He went to Paris in 1895, but deciding that the influence of the French was not beneficial for American... Read full biography
Robert Ingersoll Aitken. 1878 - 1949. place of birth: United States of America , San Francisco. place of death: United States of America , New York. Remarks: ?ANA 1909; NA 1914 . Robert Aitken attended San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Institute of Art where he studied sculpture with Douglas Tilden and drawing with Arthur Mathews. At the age of eighteen, he opened his own studio in the city. He went to Paris in 1895, but deciding that the influence of the French was not beneficial for American artists, returned to the United States having stayed only three months. Aitken's first major commissions included a bronze monument to Bret Harte which the young sculptor executed for San Francisco's Bohemian Club, an organization that was to give him... Read full biography
Robert Ingersoll Aitken. 1878 - 1949. place of birth: United States of America , San Francisco. place of death: United States of America , New York. Remarks: ?ANA 1909; NA 1914 . Robert Aitken attended San Francisco's Mark Hopkins Institute of Art where he studied sculpture with Douglas Tilden and drawing with Arthur Mathews. At the age of eighteen, he opened his own studio in the city. He went to Paris in 1895, but deciding that the influence of the French was not beneficial for American artists, returned to the United States having stayed only three months. Aitken's first major commissions included a bronze monument to Bret Harte which the young sculptor executed for San Francisco's Bohemian Club, an organization that was to give him encouragement and patronage for the rest of his life. His first public exhibition was held at the Club's headquarters in 1896.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Fountain Sculpture
- •Large Scale, Monumental Artwork
- •Medallic Art, Medallions, Medals, Coin Design
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Mythology, Legends
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Europe
- •Northern California Before 1900
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •Bohemian Club
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Sculpture Society
- •Society of Medalists
Art Teacher
- •Arthur Mathews
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •California School of Design, Mark Hopkins Institute, Student
- •California School of Design/Mark Hopkins Institute, Teaching
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Teacher
Awards/Recognition
- •Helen Foster Barnett Prize, National Academy of Design
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Camouflage Artist
- •Figure Specialty
- •Portrait Specialty
- •Public Art: Mural, Sculptures, Painting, Architecture in Public Places
- •Sculpture Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Sculpture Society-
- •San Francisco Art Association
- •Society of Medalists-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Armory Show 1913, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts