Walker Hancock

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Walker Kirkland Hancock (born June 28, 1901, St. Louis, Missouri, died December 30, 1998, Gloucester, Massachusetts) was an American sculptor of the 20th century noted for his monumental sculptures. He is perhaps best known for work on the memorial sculptures at Stone Mountain. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1989.

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Other works include:

• At the Washington National Cathedral:
  • Statue of Abraham Lincoln at the west end of the nave
  • Christ in Majesty in the high altar reredos
  • The altarpiece for the "Good Shepherd" chapel
• Bas reliefs at the Liberty Memorial, the national World War I monument in Kansas City, Missouri
• The Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial in 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• James Madison in the Library of Congress
• Allegorial figures at the Soldier's Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri
• Statue of John Paul Jones (1957) at the William M. Reilly Memorial in Philadelphia.

[edit] External links

• Photos of Hancock's public art in Philadelphia. Philart.net.

[edit] References

• Oral history interview at Smithsonian Archives of American Art