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1756 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1833 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Sculptor-marine figureheads, portrait.
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A prominent carver of figureheads for ships, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and likely America's first sculptor in the fine-art tradition, William Rush became well... Read full biography
A prominent carver of figureheads for ships, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and likely America's first sculptor in the fine-art tradition, William Rush became well known in Philadelphia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. For fifty years, he oversaw a... Read full biography
A prominent carver of figureheads for ships, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and likely America's first sculptor in the fine-art tradition, William Rush became well known in Philadelphia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. For fifty years, he oversaw a successful woodcarving shop with many apprentices at a time when Philadelphia was challenging Boston as the primary shipbuilding center in the United States. He is credited with introducing to America the... Read full biography
A prominent carver of figureheads for ships, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and likely America's first sculptor in the fine-art tradition, William Rush became well known in Philadelphia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. For fifty years, he oversaw a successful woodcarving shop with many apprentices at a time when Philadelphia was challenging Boston as the primary shipbuilding center in the United States. He is credited with introducing to America the French style of figurehead, which was full length and called a "walking figure", meaning they were freestanding and appeared to be walking forward. These figures were in contrast to the prevalent English style, which was a stiff figure placed across... Read full biography
A prominent carver of figureheads for ships, one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and likely America's first sculptor in the fine-art tradition, William Rush became well known in Philadelphia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. For fifty years, he oversaw a successful woodcarving shop with many apprentices at a time when Philadelphia was challenging Boston as the primary shipbuilding center in the United States. He is credited with introducing to America the French style of figurehead, which was full length and called a "walking figure", meaning they were freestanding and appeared to be walking forward. These figures were in contrast to the prevalent English style, which was a stiff figure placed across a vertical timber of the bow. In addition to marine figureheads, Rush created allegorical figures and portr... Read full biography
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- The Library Company of PhiladelphiaAugust 2006Soltis, Carol EatonThe Magazine Antiques
- William Rush and the American FigureheadNovember 2005Sessions, RalphThe Magazine Antiques
- Boston's 19th Century ShipcarversNovember 2000Port, Jane LThe Magazine Antiques
- William Rush's Indian TraderDecember 1999Lahvis, Sylvia LeistynaThe Magazine Antiques
- Shop and Cigar Store FiguresDecember 1997Sessions, RalphAmerican Art Review
- Ship Carvers and the New York CityMarch 1997Sessions, RalphThe Magazine Antiques
- Are You a Model Artist?December 1996Willard, ChristopherAmerican Artist