Johnson, Adelaide, 1859-1955

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Johnson, Sarah Adeline, 1859-1955

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1859-09-26

1859-09-26

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1955-11-10

1955-11-10

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Sculptor and suffragist. Born as Sarah Adeline Johnson.

From the description of Papers of Adelaide Johnson, 1873-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79604691

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1859, Sept. 26 Born Sarah Adeline Johnson, near Plymouth, Ill. 1877 Diploma, School of Design, St. Louis, Mo. First and second prizes for wood carving at a Missouri state exposition competition with professional wood carvers 1878 Changed name to Adelaide Johnson 1883 Studied painting, Dresden, Germany 1884 Moved to Rome, Italy; studied under Giulio Monteverde for eleven years and established a studio in Rome that she maintained for twenty-five years, along with other studios at various periods in Carrara, Italy; London, England; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; and Washington, D.C. 1893 Exhibited busts of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Caroline B. Winslow, Woman's Pavilion, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill. 1896 Married Alexander Frederick Jenkins (divorced 1908); he assumed the name of Johnson and was known as Mr. Johnson as well as Mr. Jenkins Johnson. 1904 As suffragist, changed allegiance from National American Woman Suffrage Association in Washington, D.C., to National Woman's Party in New York, N.Y. Charter member, Lyceum Club, London, England, and its American organizer 1921 Sculpture “The Woman Movement,” containing busts of Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony, presented to the nation on behalf of the National Woman's Party and maintained in the Capitol 1936 Bust of Susan B. Anthony in “The Woman Movement” used as model for the three-cent postage stamp 1939 Faced eviction and sale of her home to pay back taxes; in frustration, mutilated many of her sculptures; congressional intervention prevented her eviction 1955, Nov. 11 Died, Washington, D.C. From the guide to the Adelaide Johnson Papers, 1873-1947, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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