Edward Clark Potter
Ein sex anaa gender | male ![]() |
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Ein country of citizenship | United States ![]() |
Name wey dem give am | Edward ![]() |
Family name | Potter ![]() |
Ein date of birth | 26 November 1857 ![]() |
Place dem born am | New London ![]() |
Date wey edie | 21 June 1923 ![]() |
Place wey edie | New London ![]() |
Ein occupation | sculptor ![]() |
Ein field of work | art of sculpture ![]() |
Educate for | Amherst College, Académie Julian, Williston Northampton School ![]() |
Notable work | equestrian statue of George Washington ![]() |
Member of | American Academy of Arts and Letters ![]() |
Has works in the collection | Art Institute of Chicago ![]() |
Copyright status as creator | copyrights on works have expired ![]() |

Edward Clark Potter (November 26, 1857 – June 21, 1923) na he be an American sculptor dem best know am for ein equestrian den animal statues. Ein most famous works be de marble lions, dem nickname Patience den Fortitude, in front of de New York Public Library Main Branch.
Early years
[edit | edit source]Dem born am insyd New London, Connecticut, he grow up insyd Enfield, Massachusetts, wer na he live plus ein mommie Mary den sisto Clara. Na der he go to local schools. For 17, secof ein mommie ein wish say make he cam turn a minister, he enter Williston Seminary insyd Easthampton, Massachusetts, for four years. He enter Amherst College insyd Amherst, Massachusetts, insyd de class of 1882. He attend for three semesters per, but later na dem grant am an honorary Master's degree. He study drawing for de School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston plus Frederic Crowninshield den Otto Grundmann. Na der he sanso do sam modelling plus de sculptor Truman H. Bartlett.
Collaborations plus Daniel Chester French
[edit | edit source]World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893
[edit | edit source](Na dese be temporary sculptures, dem destroy all.)
- Grand Court[1]
- The Republic (dem replicate as Statue of The Republic)[2]
- Statue of Industry[3]
- Statue of Plenty[4]
- Statue of The Teamster[5]
- Quadriga (horse-drawn chariot)[6]
- Quadriga outriders[7]
Equestrian statues
[edit | edit source]- Equestrian statue of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1893–98).[8]
- Equestrian statue of George Washington, Place d'Iéna, Paris, France (1900).
- Equestrian statue of George Washington, Washington Park, Chicago, Illinois (1900–04). This is a replica of the statue in Paris.
- Equestrian statue of Major General Joseph Hooker, Massachusetts Statehouse, Boston, Massachusetts (1903).
- Progress of the State quadriga, Minnesota State Capitol, Cass Gilbert, architect, St. Paul, Minnesota (1905–1907).
- Equestrian statue of Charles Devens, Worcester, Massachusetts (1906).
- Equestrian statue of a bugler, "Soldier's Monument" Brookline, MA, (1915)
Gallery
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World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago (1893). Potter's Quadriga (horse-drawn chariot) dey atop de pavilion behind The Republic.
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Indian Corn
(Woman by Daniel Chester French) -
Equestrian Statue of George Washington, Place d'Iéna, Paris, France (1900).
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Dedication of the General Joseph Hooker statue, Massachusetts Statehouse, Boston, MA (1903).
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Progress of the State Quadriga, Minnesota State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota (1905–1907).
Works dem select
[edit | edit source]- Sleeping Faun, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (1887–89).[1]
- Bust of Vice President William A. Wheeler, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC (1890–1892).[2]
- Governor Austin Blair, Michigan State Capitol, Lansing, Michigan (1895–1898).
- Robert Fulton, Rotunda Reading Room, Library of Congress, Washington, DC (1897). One of 16 bronze statues set around de third-floor balustrade.
- John Paul Jones, Dewey Triumphal Arch, Madison Square, New York City (1899, destroyed).
- Equestrian Statue of Major General Henry W. Slocum, Gettysburg Battlefield, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1902).[3]
- Equestrian Statue of Major General Charles Devens, Worcester County Courthouse, Worcester, Massachusetts (1905–06).[4] Archived November 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Indian Religion (Buddha), Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York (1907–1909).[5]
- Indian Philosophy (Sankara), Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York (1907–1909).[6]
- Sighting the Enemy (George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument), Monroe, Michigan (1908–1910).
- Equestrian Statue of Major General George B. McClellan, Smith Memorial Arch, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1909–1911).[7]
- Lions, New York Public Library Main Branch, New York City (1910–11).
- Equestrian Statue of Major General Philip Kearny, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (1912–1914).
- Bust of Sidney Lanier on the Sidney Lanier Monument, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia (1914).
- The Bugler (Brookline Civil War Monument), Brookline, Massachusetts (1915).[8]
- Equestrian Statue of Major General John A. McClernand, Vicksburg, Mississippi (1919).[9]
- Raynal Bolling Memorial, Greenwich, Connecticut (1922).
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Governor Austin Blair, Michigan State Capitol, Lansing, Michigan (1895–1898).
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General H. W. Slocum, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1920)
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George Armstrong Custer Equestrian Monument, Monroe, Michigan (1908–1910).
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Major General Philip Kearny, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia (1912–1914).
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Raynal Bolling Memorial, Greenwich, Connecticut (1922).
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Looking East in the Grand Court". washingtonmo.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ↑ "The Dream City: The Heroic Statue of the Republic". Archived from the original on November 21, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2003.
- ↑ The Dream City: Paul V. Galvin Digital History Collection
- ↑ "Archived copy". 2003. Archived from the original on October 1, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2003.
- ↑ "The Teamster [sculpture] /". siris-juleyphoto.si.edu. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
- ↑ "Archived copy". 2003. Archived from the original on December 3, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2003.
- ↑ "Archived copy". 2003. Archived from the original on February 19, 2004. Retrieved December 7, 2003.
- ↑ Image philart.net
External links
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- Académie Julian alumni
- Williston Northampton School alumni
- Artists wey komot Greenwich, Connecticut
- Amherst College alumni
- 20th-century American sculptors
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