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Eugenie Frederica Shonnard

Eugenie Frederica Shonnard (1886 - 1978) was active/lived in New Mexico, New York.  Eugenie Shonnard is known for Realistic Indian figure and animal sculpture.

One of the pioneering American women sculptors of animal subjects, Eugenie Shonnard initially studied painting with Alphonse Mucha, but her interest in sculpture began with instruction from James Earle Fraser.

She was born in Yonkers, New York and was a shy, sickly child with a special "love of nature and the rabbits, squirrels, and birds that were her pets." (114) To express her reverence and love of these special interests, she turned to drawing.  As a young woman with improved health, she studied at the New York School of Applied Design for Women with the goal of being a designer of wallpaper and book covers.  However, she was frustrated with two-dimensional work and turned to sculpture, something her family discouraged because of the physical stamina clay and bronze required. 

In 1911, she, accompanied by her mother, went to Paris where she was a student of Antoine Bourdelle and Auguste Rodin.  After this initial trip, she returned several more t   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2673 characters.]  Artist bio

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