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1853 Norfolk, Virginia - 1942 Maryland. Known for: Sculpture-winged figures, landscape.
The following biography is from Greta Elena Couper, great-granddaughter of sculptor William Couper. She is a writer and educator in Los Angeles, California, and concentrates her research on 19th... Read full biography
The following biography is from Greta Elena Couper, great-granddaughter of sculptor William Couper. She is a writer and educator in Los Angeles, California, and concentrates her research on 19th century art history and the psychology of travel. William Couper was one of America's most noted... Read full biography
The following biography is from Greta Elena Couper, great-granddaughter of sculptor William Couper. She is a writer and educator in Los Angeles, California, and concentrates her research on 19th century art history and the psychology of travel. William Couper was one of America's most noted sculptors of the latter 19th-early 20th century. His realistic, dignified portrayals of military heroes, historical figures, and other public figures and of allegorical figures representing literary and... Read full biography
The following biography is from Greta Elena Couper, great-granddaughter of sculptor William Couper. She is a writer and educator in Los Angeles, California, and concentrates her research on 19th century art history and the psychology of travel. William Couper was one of America's most noted sculptors of the latter 19th-early 20th century. His realistic, dignified portrayals of military heroes, historical figures, and other public figures and of allegorical figures representing literary and moral subjects are seen in numerous public places, institutions, and museums. Among these are a series of monuments for the National Military Park in Vicksburg; fourteen busts of scientists for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; the... Read full biography
The following biography is from Greta Elena Couper, great-granddaughter of sculptor William Couper. She is a writer and educator in Los Angeles, California, and concentrates her research on 19th century art history and the psychology of travel. William Couper was one of America's most noted sculptors of the latter 19th-early 20th century. His realistic, dignified portrayals of military heroes, historical figures, and other public figures and of allegorical figures representing literary and moral subjects are seen in numerous public places, institutions, and museums. Among these are a series of monuments for the National Military Park in Vicksburg; fourteen busts of scientists for the American Museum of Natural History in New York City; the Sailors' Memorial at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis; and one of his most famous sculptures, the Confederate Soldier standing... Read full biography
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Keywords (27)
Art Method
- •Bas Relief, Wall Mounted Sculpture
- •Direct Carver, Hand Carving
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portrait Bust Sculpture
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Italy Before World War I
Art Association
- •National Sculpture Society
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Cooper Union Art School, Cooper School of Design, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Artist Has Artist Family Members
- •Figure Specialty
- •Sculpture Specialty
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