Gage, Merrell, 1892-1981

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Dates:
Birth 1892-12-26
Death 1981-10-30

Biographical notes:

Sculptor; New York, Kansas, Connecticut, and Santa Monica, Calif.; d. 1981.

From the description of Merrell Gage interviews, 1964 May 27 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80026204

From the description of Oral history interview with Merrell Gage, 1964 May 27 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025673

Sculptor, educator; full name Robert Merrell Gage.

Gage was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1892. He studied at the Art Students League in 1911 and at the Robert Henri School of Art and also served as an apprentice to Gutzon Borglum from 1914 to 1916 and again from 1921 to 1923. Gage taught at Washburn College in Kansas, ca. 1915-1916; the Kansas City Art Institute, 1915-1916 and 1919-1921; and the University of Southern California at Los Angeles, ca. 1925-1958. In 1955, Gage's film, "The Face of Lincoln," won an Academy Award in the two-reel short subject category. Died 1981.

From the description of Merrell Gage papers, 1911-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78407281

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Subjects:

  • Sculpture, American
  • Federal aid to the arts
  • Sculptors
  • Sculptors
  • Sculpture

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  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • Kansas (as recorded)