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Daniel Chester French

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Daniel Chester French (1850 - 1931) was active/lived in Massachusetts, New York.  Daniel French is known for Historical figure sculpture.

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 From New England, Daniel Chester French became one of the leading sculptors of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is credited as a major influence in turning public preference from the style of Neo-Classicism* to Realism*.  His naturalistic style was revolutionary because it featured historical figures in authentic clothing rather than romanticized, allegorical garb.

Many works by French are large public monuments. His first major commission was Minute Man, a Revolutionary War commemorative piece unveiled in April, 1875 for Concord, Massachusetts when he was age 24. His last major work, dedicated in 1922, was the 'larger than life' seated figure of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.  Described as French's "crowning achievement" and "the work with which he is most identified", (Dearinger, 211) the site has become the most visited public memorial in America.

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Facts about Daniel Chester French

   Publications  Book References:  101
Magazine References:  9

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9 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Daniel Chester French
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review The Western Massachusetts Art Trail June 2004 Doezema & Cray Yes
American Art Review Chesterwood: Home & Studio of Danie June 2004 Jackson, Linda Wesselman Yes
American Art Review Smith College Museum of Art June 2004 Muehlig, Linda Yes
California Art Club Newsletter Bela Bacsi: Artist and Master December 2001 Siple, Molly No
Art & Antiques A & A Update August 2000 Editors, Art & Antiques Yes
The Magazine Antiques The American Wing January 2000 Howat, John, Kevin Avery Yes
American Art Review Masterworks of American Sculpture December 1999 Coles, William A Yes
The Magazine Antiques The Art of Forest Hills Cemetery November 1998 Fairbanks, Jonathan, etc Yes
American Art Review Daniel C French & Edward E Simmons August 1996 Crane, Sumner/S Lehman Yes
101 Book References for Daniel Chester French
Year Author Title Pages Color
2016 Pollack, Deborah C. Palm Beach Visual Arts 200 Yes
2012 Embury, Stuart; Brandon K. Ruud; Norman Geske; Jorge Daniel Veneciano, Introduction A Legacy of Giving: The Anna and Frank Hall Collection (The Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
(Exhibition catalog)		 80 Yes
2007 Scriver, Mary Strachan Bronze Inside and Out: A Biographical Memoir of Bob Scriver 368 No
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2005 Janovy, Karen O. (Editor); David Cateforis (Intro) Sculpture From the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery 246 Yes
2004 Dearinger, David B. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925 672 Yes
2003 Larson, Erik The Devil in the White City 447 No
2002 Hassrick, Peter H Drawn to Yellowstone: Artists in America's First National Park 248 Yes
2001 Gilbert-Smith, Alma Cornish Art of the Past Century: Art for Art's Sake 24 Yes
2000 Gilbert, Alma; Judith Tankard A Place of Beauty: The Artists and Gardens of the Cornish Colony
(Exhibition catalog)		 24 Yes
1999 Editor, Smith College Museum Masterworks of American Painting and Sculpture from Smith College Museum 307 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Gilbert-Smith, Alma The Cornish Colony: At the Dawn of the New Century 24 Yes
1999 Steiner, Raymond J The Art Students League of New York A History (Teachers) 0 No
1999 Tolles, Thayer (Editor); Lauretta Dimmick, Donna J. Hassler American Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Volume One: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born Before 1865 451 Yes
1998 Calo, Mary Ann Critical Issues in American Art A Book of Readings 328 No
1998 Curry, David; Elizabeth O'Leary American Dreams: Paintings and Decorative Arts from Warner Collection
(Exhibition catalog)		 78 Yes
1996 Barbara and Peter Toohil Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know… 363 Yes
1996 Colby, Virginia Reed; James B. Atkinson Footprints of the Past: Images of Cornish, New Hampshire 526 No
1995 Luftschein, Susan One Hundred Years of American Medallic Art, 1845-1945: The John E. Marqusee Collection: Herbert F. Johnson Museum
(Exhibition catalog)		 98 No
1995 Scheinman, Muriel A Guide to Art At the University of Illinois 218 Yes
1994 Craven, Wayne American Art History and Culture 687 Yes
1994 National Gallery of Art Sculpture An Illustrated Catalogue
(Exhibition catalog)		 283 No
1994 Reynolds, Donald Martin Masters of American Sculpture: The Figurative Tradition From the American Renaissance to the Millenium 275 Yes
1994 Tarbell, Roberta K. Robert Laurent and American Figurative Sculpture 1910-1960 Selections from the John N. Stern Collection and the David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 55 No
1993 Ball, Thomas My Fourscore Years: Autobiography by Boston Sculptor Thomas Ball 153 No
1993 Carr, Carolyn K Revisiting the White City American Art at the 1893 World's Fair
(Exhibition catalog)		 408 Yes
1992 Kammen, Michael Meadows of Memory Images of Time & Tradition in American Art & Culture 192 No
1990 Boime, Albert The Art of Exclusion Representing Blacks in the 19th Century 256 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)		 622 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 1117 No
1990 Fink, Lois Marie; Albert Boime, Forward; Elizabeth Broun, Preface American Art at the Nineteenth Century Paris Salons 430 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: New England, New York, Mid-Atlantic (Volume One) 421 Yes
1989 Bolger, Doreen (others) American Pastels In the Metropolitan Museum of Art 247 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)		 612 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 538 No
1988 Couper, Greta Elena An American Sculptor on the Grand Tour: Life and Works of William Couper 147 No
1988 Scully, Vincent New World Visions of Household Gods and Sacred Places American Art, 1650-1914 183 Yes
1986 Chetham, Charles; David Grose A Guide to the Collections: Smith College Museum of Art 312 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1985 Hirschl & Adler Galleries Arts of the American Renaissance
(Exhibition catalog)		 123 Yes
1985 Smithsonian Institution National Portrait Gallery Collection Illustrated Checklist 461 No
1984 Baigell, Mathew American Painting and Sculpture A Concise History 420 No
1984 Craven, Wayne Sculpture in America (new and revised edition) 782 No
1984 Deak, Gloria-Gilda Kennedy Galleries Profiles of American Artists 288 No
1984 Harding, Jonathan P Pre-Twentieth Century American and European Painting and Sculpure 185 No
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1983 Detroit Institute of the Arts The Quest for Unity American Art between World's Fairs 1876-1893
(Exhibition catalog)		 272 Yes
1983 Richman, Michael Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor 0 No
1982 Faison, S Lane Jr The Art Museums of New England 490 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1982 Soria, Regina Dictionary of 19th Century American Artists in Italy (1760-1940) 332 No
1981 Rugoff, Milton The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art 669 Yes
1979 Baigell, Mathew Dictionary of American Art 390 No
1979 Brown, Milton W (others) American Art Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorative Arts 616 Yes
1979 Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc) 730 No
1979 Myers, Fred The Treasures of Gilcrease (Tulsa OK) 106 Yes
1979 Taylor, Joshua C The Fine Arts in America 264 No
1978 Fink, Lois Marie Academy The Academic Tradition in American Art 62 Yes
1977 Brown, Milton W American Art to 1900 Painting, Sculpture, Architecture 631 Yes
1977 Ekdahl, Janis American Sculpture A Guide to Information Sources 260 No
1977 Shepard, Lewis A; David Paley, Frank Trapp American Art at Amherst: A Summary Catalogue of the Collection At the Mead Art Gallery Amherst College
(Exhibition catalog)		 252 Yes
1976 Armstrong, Tom 200 Years of American Sculpture
(Exhibition catalog)		 336 Yes
1976 Coen, Rena Neumann Painting and Sculpture in Minnesota 1820-1914 146 Yes
1976 Editor for Architect of the Capitol Art in the United States Capitol 0 Yes
1976 Fundaburk, Emma Lila Visual Arts in the United States: Book of Readings with Illustrations 453 No
1976 Tracy, Berry and Howat, John A Bicentennial Treasury American Masterpieces from the Metropolitan 82 Yes
1975 Fink, Lois M/Joshua Taylor Academy The Academic Tradition in American Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 272 No
1975 Fleischman, Lawrence A.(Intro); Lawrence Campbell (Foreward) The Art Students League of New York Anniversarly Exhibition 100 Artists, Kennedy Galleries
(Exhibition catalog)		 284 No
1975 National Academy of Design A Century and Half of American Art, 1825-1975
(Exhibition catalog)		 262 No
1974 Gerdts, William H The Great American Nude A History in Art 224 Yes
1974 Glubok, Shirley The Art of America in the Gilded Age 49 No
1973 Davidson, Marshall The Artist's America American Heritage History of 416 Yes
1973 McClanathan, Richard Art in America A Brief History 216 Yes
1973 Mendelowitz, Daniel M A History of American Art 662 No
1973 Naylor, Maria Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)		 1075 No
1972 Earle, Helen L Biographical Sketches of American Artists 370 No
1972 Fogg Art Museum, Harvard American Art at Harvard
(Exhibition catalog)		 188 No
1971 Bell, David Praeger Encyclopedia of Art (4 volumes) 2139 Yes
1970 Howat, John K (others) 19th Century America Hundredth Anniversary/Metropolitan Museum
(Exhibition catalog)		 220 Yes
1970 Lynes, Russell The Art Makers of Nineteenth Century America 514 No
1969 Garrett, Wendell (others) The Arts in America The Nineteenth Century 412 No
1968 Norman, Jane & Theodore Traveler's Guide to American Art 436 No
1967 Oliver, Andrew The Adams Papers Portraits of John and Abigail Adams 284 No
1966 Larkin, Oliver W Art and Life in America Revised and Enlarged Edition 559 Yes
1956 King, Edward S/Marvin C Ross Walters Art Gallery Catalogue of the American Works of Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 63 No
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1952 Corcoran Gallery of Art Privately Owned Selection from Collections in Washington Area
(Exhibition catalog)		 64 No
1951 Metropolitan Museum of Art Painting & Sculpture by 75 Artist Associated with The Art Students League
(Exhibition catalog)		 170 No
1941 New York Historical Society American Portraits Catalogue of Portraits in Oil, Miniature, Sculptures 367 No
1940 Klug, William L (Introductory Essay) Catalogue: Annual Exhibition John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (By Contributors to the Collection)
(Exhibition catalog)		 64 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1932 Hartmann, Sadekichi A History of American Painting Revised Edition, Two Volumes in One 363 No
1927 Fairman, Charles E Art and Artists of the Capitol of the United States of America 0 No
1925 National Academy of Design Commemorative Exhibition 1825-1925
(Exhibition catalog)		 160 No
1917 Guthrie, Anna Lorraine American Art A Study Outline 63 No
1915 Walter, John; Pedro Lemos Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit 112 No
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Editor) Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art
(Exhibition catalog)		 281 No
1897 Small, Herbert (compiler) Handbook of the New Library of Congress in Washington 128 No
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