Pratt, Bela Lyon, 1867-1917

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Pratt, Bela Lyon (American sculptor, 1867-1917)

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Bela Lyon Pratt

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1867-12-11

1867-12-11

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Sculptor.

From the description of Bela Lyon Pratt papers, 1884-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132900

American sculptor.

From the description of Bela L. Pratt Letters to Michael S. O'Donnell, 1908, 1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 71224886

Sculptor, teacher; Boston, Mass.; b. 1867; d. 1917

Studied at Yale, Art Students League, and with Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Kenyon Cox, and William Merritt Chase, and others.

From the description of Bela L. Pratt papers, 1876-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81348791

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1867, Dec. 11 Born, Norwich, Conn. 1873 Attended Yale University, School of Fine Arts, New Haven, Conn., where he studied with John Henry Niemeyer and John Ferguson Weir 1887 Attended Art Students League, New York, N.Y., where he studied with William Merritt Chase, Kenyon Cox, Francis Edwin Elwell, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1890 1892 Attended École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France), where he studied with Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière and Henri Chapu 1892 Received commission from World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill., for the sculpture group The Genius of Navigation 1893 1917 Instructor in modeling, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass. 1897 Married Helen Pray 1895 1896 Awarded commissions to create multiple works for the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., including the spandrels entitled Science, Literature, and Arts; the figure, Philosophy; and the medallions, Winter, Autumn, Summer, and Spring 1901 Received silver medal, Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, N.Y. 1906 Young Soldier sculpture, Saint Paul's School, Concord, N.H. 1910 Art and Science sculptures, Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass. 1914 Nathan Hale sculpture, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 1915 Received gold medal, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, Calif. 1917, May 18 Died, Boston, Mass. From the guide to the Bela Lyons Pratt Papers, 1884-1918, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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