Addison Gallery of American Art
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4166
Andover, MA 01810-4166
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1912 Providence, Rhode Island - 1998 Italy. Known for: Modernist-leaning landscape, religion, sculptor.
William Congdon was born in Providence, Rhode Island on April 15, 1912 into a wealthy family. He was raised in the best tradition of local society, attending dancing classes, summering near Newport,... Read full biography
William Congdon was born in Providence, Rhode Island on April 15, 1912 into a wealthy family. He was raised in the best tradition of local society, attending dancing classes, summering near Newport, studying at St. Mark's School. He studied at Yale University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts... Read full biography
William Congdon was born in Providence, Rhode Island on April 15, 1912 into a wealthy family. He was raised in the best tradition of local society, attending dancing classes, summering near Newport, studying at St. Mark's School. He studied at Yale University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Demetrious School of Sculpture, and the Provincetown School of Art with Henry Hensche. He astounded his family by plunging headlong into the study of sculpture, becoming very expert so quickly... Read full biography
William Congdon was born in Providence, Rhode Island on April 15, 1912 into a wealthy family. He was raised in the best tradition of local society, attending dancing classes, summering near Newport, studying at St. Mark's School. He studied at Yale University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Demetrious School of Sculpture, and the Provincetown School of Art with Henry Hensche. He astounded his family by plunging headlong into the study of sculpture, becoming very expert so quickly that he was soon commissioned to do a series of garden figures and portraits. This profitable career was interrupted in 1942 when Congdon joined the American Field Service, following the war from El Alamein to Belsen. Soon after, he threw himself into... Read full biography
William Congdon was born in Providence, Rhode Island on April 15, 1912 into a wealthy family. He was raised in the best tradition of local society, attending dancing classes, summering near Newport, studying at St. Mark's School. He studied at Yale University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, Demetrious School of Sculpture, and the Provincetown School of Art with Henry Hensche. He astounded his family by plunging headlong into the study of sculpture, becoming very expert so quickly that he was soon commissioned to do a series of garden figures and portraits. This profitable career was interrupted in 1942 when Congdon joined the American Field Service, following the war from El Alamein to Belsen. Soon after, he threw himself into relief work in Italy when the Quakers rebuilt the mutilated towns of the Sangro Valley. When he finally c... Read full biography
William Grosvenor Congdon - Artist Info
About William Grosvenor Congdon: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsCarnegie Museum of Art
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213-4080Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
1934 Poplar Avenue, Overton Park
Memphis, TN 38104-2765Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115Neuberger Museum of Art
Suny, Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Road
Purchase, NY 10577-1400The Toledo Museum of Art
2445 Monroe Street
Box 1013
Toledo, OH 43697Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Ganesvoort Street
New York City, NY 10014