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[[Image:'Lincoln and Grant', bronze sculptures by William Rudolf O'Donovan (men) & Thomas Eakins (horses), 1893-1894, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, New York City.JPG|thumb|right|'Lincoln and Grant', bronze sculptures by William Rudolf O'Donovan (men) and [[Thomas Eakins]] (horses), 1893-1894, [[Grand Army Plaza]], Brooklyn, New York City]] |
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'''William Rudolf O'Donovan''' (March 28, 1844 – 1920) was a self-taught American [[sculpture|sculptor]], born in Preston County, [[Virginia]]. 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 located in [[Patriot's Park]], 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''' (March 28, 1844 – 1920) was a self-taught American [[sculpture|sculptor]], born in Preston County, [[Virginia]]. 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. |
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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 located in [[Patriot's Park]], 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 (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.
Selected works
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 located in Patriot's Park, 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.
References
public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. {{cite encyclopedia}}
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External links
- The William Rudolf O'Donovan Papers are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.