Evans, Rudulph, 1878-1960

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Birth 1878
Death 1960-01-16

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Biographical Note

1878, Feb. 1 Born, Washington, D.C. 1892 1894 Student in sculpture, Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C. 1896 Student in drawing, Art Student’s League, New York, N.Y. 1897 Student in sculpture, Julian Academy, Paris, France; employed in studio of Denys Peuch 1899 Student in sculpture, Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France; employed in the studio of Alexandre Fulgur 1900 Opened a studio in Paris, France, and worked in studios of August Rodin and Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1901 Established a studio in Washington, D.C., associated with architect George Oakey Totten 1905 Married Jane Coleman Wood 1906 Created masque of actress Maude Adams 1912 Completed fountain statuary, “Maiden with Swans,” for home of John D. Rockefeller, Pocantico Hills, N.Y. 1914 Awarded bronze medal, Paris Salon, Paris, France, for female figure entitled, “The Golden Hour” 1916 Created bronze portrait bust of Charles Rich, Jr. 1920 Awarded Watrous gold medal, National Academy of Design, New York, N.Y. Created bronze portrait bust of Frank A. Vanderlip 1931 Completed statue of Robert E. Lee commissioned for the state capitol, Richmond, Va. 1934 Awarded French Cross of the Legion of Honor Created bronze portrait bust of Owen D. Young 1937 Completed statues of William Jennings Bryan and J. Sterling Morton for the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. Created bronze portrait bust of Bernard Baruch 1938 Created bronze portrait bust of Clarence M. Woolley 1943 Dedicated Thomas Jefferson Memorial statue, Washington, D.C. 1960, Jan. 16 Died, Arlington, Va.

From the guide to the Rudulph Evans Papers, 1862-2001, (bulk 1925-1960), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Arts
  • Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Creative thinking
  • Literature
  • Monuments
  • Sculpture
  • Sculpture
  • Thomas Jefferson Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

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  • Artists
  • Sculptors

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