Diane R. Wolf Collection Relating to James Earle and Laura Gardin Fraser circa 1920-1950

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Diane R. Wolf Collection Relating to James Earle and Laura Gardin Fraser circa 1920-1950

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Biographical material, clippings, correspondence, and photographs relating to sculptors James Earle Fraser and Laura Gardin Fraser.

1.5 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 6363032

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Wolf, Diane R.

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James Earle Fraser (1876-1953) and his wife, Laura Gardin Fraser (1889-1966), were noted sculptors and medalists. Many of their works were huge equestrian statues or monumental portrait pieces (standing or seated figures). James designed the now-famous "Buffalo nickel" for the U.S. Mint and sculpted the well-known bronze, "End of the Trail," created for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California. Among Laura's notable works are several Congressional Med...

Fraser, Laura Gardin, 1889-1966

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Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953

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Sculptors; Westport, Connecticut. From the description of James Earle and Laura Gardin Fraser papers, 1913-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122355085 James Earle Fraser was born on November 4, 1876, in Winona, Minnesota, the son of Thomas A. and Cora West Fraser. His father was a railroad engineer and contractor, and when James was less than a year old the family moved to the Dakota territory, where a railroad was pushing westward. During his childhood on th...