Daniel Chester French Artist

Daniel Chester French (April 20, 1850 – October 7, 1931), one of the most prolific and acclaimed American sculptors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, is best known for his monumental work, the statue of Abraham Lincoln (1920) in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Personal facts

Daniel Chester French
Birth dateApril 20, 1850
Birth place
Exeter New Hampshire
Nationality
United States
Date of deathOctober 07, 1931
Place of death
Stockbridge Massachusetts

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Artist

Field of work
Sculpture
Influenced by
Hiram Powers
Thomas Ball (artist)
Movement
American Renaissance

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External resources

  1. http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15324coll10/id/1306/rec/181
  2. http://www.amacad.org/publications/BookofMembers/ChapterF.pdf
  3. http://www.chesterwood.org
  4. http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=10549
  5. http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/100chesterwood/100chesterwood.htm
  6. http://www.yeodoug.com/resources/dc_french/daniel_chester_french.html