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  2. National Sculpture Society - Wikipedia

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    Since its founding in the nineteenth century, the National Sculpture Society (NSS) has remained dedicated to promoting figurative and realistic sculpture. During the years 1919 to 1924, four works commissioned from members of the National Sculpture Society were funded by philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire , including George Rogers Clark (1921 ...

  3. Richard Morris Hunt Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The monument was commissioned by the Art Societies of New York, a coalition of a number of municipal cultural institutions associated with Hunt: the Century Association, the Municipal Art Society (whose first president, in 1892, was Hunt), [2] the Metropolitan Museum of Art (whose main building was designed by Hunt), the Artist Artisans of New ...

  4. Attilio Piccirilli - Wikipedia

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    Maine Memorial, NYC, 1913 Wisconsin State Capitol Allegorical figures at the Firemen's Memorial, 1913. Piccirilli came to the United States in 1888 and worked for his father and then with the Piccirilli Brothers as a sculptor, modeler, and stone carver at their studio in the Bronx, New York City, at 467 East 142nd Street.

  5. Henry Hering - Wikipedia

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    His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics. [2] Hering is further remembered in relation to the crash of an American B-25 military airplane into New York City's Empire State Building on July 28, 1945. The largest sections of the plane remained lodged in the building, or fell directly to the ...

  6. Piccirilli Brothers - Wikipedia

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    USS Maine National Monument, Central Park, NYC, Atillio Piccirilli, sculptor. In 1888, Giuseppe Piccirilli (1844–1910), [1] a well-known stone carver in Massa and a veteran of Garibaldi's Unification war, brought his family to New York City.

  7. Sculpture Review - Wikipedia

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    It began being published as National Sculpture Review in 1951 and is published on a quarterly basis. The name was changed from National Sculpture Review to Sculpture Review [3] [4] in the 1980s. Publication ended with the Winter 2023 issue. In 2024, The National Sculpture Society started publishing Sculpture Quarterly.

  8. Constantine Seferlis - Wikipedia

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    Seferlis mounted several major exhibitions at prestigious venues, including the National Academy of Design and National Sculpture Society in New York. As a result of his highly regarded figural and ornamental sculptures, he was awarded a number of sought-after prizes in recognition of his artistic contributions.

  9. John Cavanaugh (sculptor) - Wikipedia

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    In 1951, Cavanaugh won a National Sculpture Society Purchase Prize, giving him a lift to have his artistry recognized. But Cavanaugh felt increasingly conflicted about his sexuality, religion and marriage. [1] In 1956 he left his wife and son, and other family, to move to New York City to pursue his sculpture career and make his way. It caused ...