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1879 Creston, Iowa - 1966. Known for: Figure sculpture, commemorative.
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Sherry Edmundson Fry (1879-1966). An American sculptor, Sherry Edmundson Fry was born in Creston, Iowa, on September 29, 1879. After high school, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago, where he... Read full biography
Sherry Edmundson Fry (1879-1966). An American sculptor, Sherry Edmundson Fry was born in Creston, Iowa, on September 29, 1879. After high school, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago, where he worked with sculptor Lorado Taft. He then studied in Paris at the Académie Julian and the Ecole des... Read full biography
Sherry Edmundson Fry (1879-1966). An American sculptor, Sherry Edmundson Fry was born in Creston, Iowa, on September 29, 1879. After high school, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago, where he worked with sculptor Lorado Taft. He then studied in Paris at the Académie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was also a student of Frederick MacMonnies, who himself had been a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Judging from books and articles on American sculpture in the decade prior to World... Read full biography
Sherry Edmundson Fry (1879-1966). An American sculptor, Sherry Edmundson Fry was born in Creston, Iowa, on September 29, 1879. After high school, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago, where he worked with sculptor Lorado Taft. He then studied in Paris at the Académie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was also a student of Frederick MacMonnies, who himself had been a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Judging from books and articles on American sculpture in the decade prior to World War I, Fry was apparently thought to have been a promising young artist, in an era sometimes said to be "the golden age of sculpture." Early in his career, he received prestigious awards, including honorable mention at the Paris Salon in 1906, as well... Read full biography
Sherry Edmundson Fry (1879-1966). An American sculptor, Sherry Edmundson Fry was born in Creston, Iowa, on September 29, 1879. After high school, he attended the Art Institute of Chicago, where he worked with sculptor Lorado Taft. He then studied in Paris at the Académie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He was also a student of Frederick MacMonnies, who himself had been a student of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Judging from books and articles on American sculpture in the decade prior to World War I, Fry was apparently thought to have been a promising young artist, in an era sometimes said to be "the golden age of sculpture." Early in his career, he received prestigious awards, including honorable mention at the Paris Salon in 1906, as well as a medal in 1908; the Prix de Rome at the American Academy in 1908; a silver medal at the Panama-Pacific Interna... Read full biography
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Keywords (37)
Art Method
- •Dazzle Camouflage Painting, Wartime
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Bronze
- •Etching, Etcher
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indians, Native Americans
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Giverny, France
- •Iowa Before 1940
- •Litchfield, Connecticut
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked After 1900
Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Sculpture Society
Art Teacher
- •Augustus Saint-Gaudens
- •Frederick MacMonnies
- •Lorado Taft
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •American Academy, Rome, Student
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Prix de Rome Prize
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Camouflage Artist
- •Figure Specialty
- •New York Camouflage Society Member
- •Public Art: Mural, Sculptures, Painting, Architecture in Public Places
- •U.S. Army Camouflage Corps Artist, World War I
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-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts