Elwell, Frank Edwin, 1858-1922

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Birth 1858
Death 1922

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Frank Edwin Elwell (1858-1922) was an American sculptor whose work was exhibited at the Columbian Exposition (1893) and the Pan American Exposition (1901). He was the adopted son of author Louisa May Alcott, with whom he first studied sculpture. Elwell was Curator of Ancient and Modern Statuary at the Metropolitan Museum of Art between 1903 and 1905.

From the description of Letters from sculptors, from the correspondence files of the Curator of Ancient & Modern Statuary ; Miscellaneous letters from the correspondence files of the Curator of Ancient & Modern Statuary, 1892-1904. (Metropolitan Museum of Art). WorldCat record id: 225807800

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  • Sculptors
  • Sculptors
  • Sculpture

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  • United States (as recorded)
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