Clark, Mary Andersen, 1910-1994

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Sculptor, instructor in sculpture and ceramics at Syracuse University, N.Y. Clark worked for the WPA-FAP in Illinois in the 1930s. Two heroic-size sculptures, "Peace" and "Harvest," commissioned by the FAP are currently located at the County Courthouse Plaza, Peoria, Illinois. They have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Clark studied at Carnegie Tech, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the British Academy, Rome, Italy. She also took a life class with her uncle, sculptor John Storrs.

From the description of Mary Andersen Clark papers, [ca. 1933]-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122552726

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Illinois
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Art, American
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Art teachers
Sculptors
Women sculptors
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Birth 1910-01-29

Death 1994-05-22

Female

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