Letter, 1936 June 17, New York [N.Y.] to Robert Whittemore, n. p.

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Letter, 1936 June 17, New York [N.Y.] to Robert Whittemore, n. p.

Gives Barnard's philosophy on the creation of sculpture.

1 p. ; 28 cm.

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Whittemore, Robert C. (Robert Clifton), 1921-

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Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938

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American sculptor, 1863-1938, also art collector and dealer. Trained at Chicago Art Institute and L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Commissioned to do statues for the Capital in Harrisburg, Pa., a statue of Lincoln for Cincinnati, Ohio. He spent the last years of his life on a monument to peace entitled "Rainbow Arch" which was never realized. Barnard supported himself by selling Medieval art and artifacts. He built the "Cloisters" in New York City to house his personal collection and sold it in 1925 to...