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William Rudolf O'Donovan (March 28, 1844 - 1920) was a self-taught American sculptor, born in Preston County, Virginia. After the Civil War, in which he served in the Confederate army, he opened a studio in New York City and became a well-known sculptor, especially of memorial pieces. Among these are statues of George Washington (in Caracas), Lincoln and Grant (Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn), the captors of Major André (Tarrytown, New York), and Archbishop Hughes (Fordham University, Fordham, N.Y.), and a memorial tablet to Bayard Taylor (Cornell University). In 1878 he become an associate of the National Academy of Design.

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-'''William Rudolf O'Donovan''' (1844-1920), an American [[sculpture|sculptor]], was born in Preston county, [[Virginia]], on the 28th of March 1844. He had no technical art training, but after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], in which he served in the [[Confederate army]], he opened a studio in [[New York City]] and became a well-known sculptor, especially of memorial pieces. Among these are statues of ''[[George Washington]]'' (in [[Caracas]]), ''Lincoln and Grant'' ([[Grand Army Plaza]], [[Brooklyn]]), the captors of [[John André|Major André]] ([[Tarrytown, New York]]), and ''Archbishop Hughes'' ([[Fordham University]], Fordham, N.Y.), and a memorial tablet to Bayard Taylor ([[Cornell University]]). In 1878 he become an associate of the National Academy of Design.
+'''William Rudolf O'Donovan''' (1844-1920)  American [[sculpture|sculptor]], born in Preston , [[Virginia]].  the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], in which he served in the [[Confederate army]], he opened a studio in [[New York City]] and became a well-known sculptor, especially of memorial pieces. Among these are statues of ''[[George Washington]]'' (in [[Caracas]]), ''Lincoln and Grant'' ([[Grand Army Plaza]], [[Brooklyn]]), the captors of [[John André|Major André]] ([[Tarrytown, New York]]), and ''Archbishop Hughes'' ([[Fordham University]], Fordham, N.Y.), and a memorial tablet to Bayard Taylor ([[Cornell University]]). In 1878 he become an associate of the National Academy of Design.
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