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Thomas Crawford

Thomas Crawford (1813 - 1857) was active/lived in District Of Columbia, New York / Italy.  Thomas Crawford is known for Portrait and classical statue sculpture-marble.

One of the leading 19th-century American neoclassical* sculptors, "Thomas Crawford was the only one of the first generation of American neoclassical sculptors to become known as master of public statuary." (Tolles, 34)  He was born in New York City and spent most of his career in Rome, Italy with only brief trips to the United States including in 1844, 1849, and 1856.  "Crawford

He began his career working for the stone-cutting firm of Frazee and Launitz, owned by John Frazee and Robert E. Launitz, two individuals who would have an impact on Crawford's career.  Frazee was one of America's first artists to work successfully in the classical* tradition, and Launitz introduced Crawford to his teacher, Bertel Thorwaldsen, then a famous Danish sculptor.

In late 1835, Crawford sailed from New York City to Rome, with a letter of introduction from Launitz to Thorwaldsen.  Crawford became his American pupil, and established a studio in Rome, which be   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3911 characters.]  Artist bio

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