Chapin, Cornelia, 1893-1972
Variant namesSculptor. Chapin's work, notably stone models of birds and animals, was exhibited around the U.S. and in Paris beginning in 1930. She learned the art of direct carving from Mateo Hernandez in Paris in 1934, was the only foreign and female sculptor elected to the Societaire Salon d'Automne, Paris (1936), and was accepted as a member of the National Academy of Design in 1945. She won many awards and prizes for her sculpture in the 1930s and 1940s.
From the description of Papers, 1877-1959 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006954
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| referencedIn | Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Chapin, Cornelia Van Auken, 1893-. Papers, 1877-1959 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Artists for Victory, Inc. records | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Chaim Gross papers | Archives of American Art | |
| referencedIn | Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969. Papers, 1867-2005. | Harvard University Art Museum | |
| creatorOf | Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers | Archives of American Art | |
| creatorOf | Chapin, Cornelia Van Auken, 1893-. Letter, 1937, to Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
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| associatedWith | American National Red Cross. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Andrews, George P. | person |
| associatedWith | Artists for Victory, Inc. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Biddle, Francis, 1886-1968. | person |
| associatedWith | Burden, Eleanor Cotton. | person |
| associatedWith | Chapin, Cornelia Garrison Van Auken. | person |
| associatedWith | Chapin family. | family |
| associatedWith | Chapin, Katherine Garrison, 1890-1977. | person |
| associatedWith | Chapin, Lindley Hoffman. | person |
| associatedWith | Forbes, Edward Waldo, 1873-1969. | person |
| associatedWith | Gross, Chaim, 1904-1991. | person |
| associatedWith | Hernández, Mateo, 1884-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | Impey, Lillian Cotton. | person |
| associatedWith | Judge, John J. | person |
| associatedWith | National Academy of Design (U.S.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sanford, Marion | person |
| associatedWith | Sanford, Marion. | person |
| associatedWith | Trewewheere, Jessie. | person |
| associatedWith | Van Auken, C. M. | person |
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Birth 1893
Death 1972
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