Richard E. Brooks

Richard Edwin Brooks (1865-1919)^[1] was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, studied in Paris under the sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé (1837-1916). His early work Chant de la Vague (Song of the Wave) was idealistic; later works were more conventional statues.^[2]

Contents

1 Notable works
2 Honors
3 Notes
4 References
5 External links

Notable works

Statue of Thomas Cass, in Boston (1899).^[3]
Bust of Francis Amasa Walker in the Boston Public Library (1901).^[4]
Statues for Maryland in the National Statuary Hall Collection (1903):
- Charles Carroll^[5]
- John Hanson^[6]
Statue of William Henry Seward, in Seattle (1909) for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition and moved to Volunteer Park in 1910.^[7]
Statue of Robert Treat Paine (a Signer of the Declaration of Independence) in Taunton, Massachusetts (1904)
Statue of John H. McGraw, in Seattle (1913).^[8]

Honors

Elected to National Sculpture Society (1897).^[9]
Gold medal in sculpture at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition 1901.^[10]
Elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908.^[11]

Notes

^ Taft, pp 501-503
^ Taft, pp. 501
^ Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1903), Boston: a Guide Book, Ginn & Company, p. 77, http://books.google.com/books?id=bsQ_zJv41sIC&dq=%22richard+e+brooks%22+bronze&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
^ "The Bust of General Walker", The Tech, 20, MIT, November 8, 1900, p. 78, http://tech.mit.edu/V19/PDF/N11.pdf
^ "Charles Carroll of Carrollton". Architect of the Capitol. http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/nsh/carroll.cfm.
^ "John Hanson". Architect of the Capitol. http://www.aoc.gov/cc/art/nsh/hanson.cfm.
^ Stein, Alan J. (June 26, 2007). "Statue of William H. Seward is unveiled at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition on September 10, 1909". HistoryLink.org. http://historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=8195.
^ Rochester, Junius (July 6, 2001). "McGraw, John H. (1850-1910)". HistoryLink.org. http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=3435.
^ Beatty, John W. (April 24, 1897), Art and Artists, The New York Times, p. BR6, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=940DE3D61339E433A25757C2A9629C94669ED7CF
^ Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, D. Appleton and Co., 1902, pp. 238–239, http://books.google.com/books?id=iqsYAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22richard+e+brooks%22+paris&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
^ "Deceased Members". American Academy of Arts and Letters. http://www.artsandletters.org/academicians2_deceased.php. Retrieved 2008-05-22.

References

Taft, Lorado (1903), History of American Sculpture, MacMillan, http://books.google.com/books?id=sD4CAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22richard+e+brooks%22+paris&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0

External links

The Points on the Park Sculpture Park
The Monumental City Famous Monuments
New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904
"The New Senate Chamber". Maryland State Archives. April 13, 2006. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s1259/131/html/senchamb.html.

Pictures of the artist

Warner, Arthur Churchill (about 1909), Richard E. Brooks - nd., University of Washington Digital Collections, WAR0354, http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/warner&CISOPTR=202&CISORESTMP=&CISOVIEWTMP=
Mr. Richard E. Brooks, NYPL Digital Gallery, 1129763, http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?trg=1&parent_id=460121&word=&s=&notword=&d=&c=&f=&sScope=&sLevel=&sLabel=&lword=&lfield=&num=0&imgs=12&snum=&pNum=

Pictures of sculptures

"Song of the Wave". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895, cast 1904. http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/american_paintings_and_sculpture/Song_of_the_Wave/viewObject.aspx?&OID=20010578&PgSz=1.
"The Bather". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895, cast 1904. http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/american_paintings_and_sculpture/The_Bather/viewObject.aspx?&OID=20010577&PgSz=1.
"Colonel Thomas Cass Statue". Irish-American Historic Places. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM20G. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
Warner, Arthur Churchill. "William Henry Seward monument in Seattle, n.d.". University of Washington Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=/warner&CISOBOX1=1910.
Curtis, Asahel, Statue of John H. McGraw, Seattle, University of Washington Digital Collections, CUR1051, http://content.lib.washington.edu/cgi-bin/viewer.exe?CISOROOT=/curtis&CISOPTR=43&CISORESTMP=&CISOVIEWTMP=&CISOMODE=bib
"The Annapolis Complex Collection". Maryland State Archives. 2002. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/speccol/sc1500/sc1545/e_catalog_2002/brooks.html.

Newspaper

Statue of Col. Thomas Cass, The New York Times, September 23, 1899, p. 1, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C01E4D91431E733A25750C2A96F9C94689ED7CF
Art Awards at Buffalo, The New York Times, August 7, 1901, p. 7, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9C01E6DE1130E132A25754C0A96E9C946097D6CF
The Liverpool Exchange Fire, The New York Times, December 7, 1901, p. 8, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E2D6153FE433A25754C0A9649D946097D6CF
Exhibit by Five Sculptors, The New York Times, March 20, 1908, p. 6, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9A03E7DF143EE233A25753C2A9659C946997D6CF
Paris Salon Shows Many Americans, The New York Times, May 1, 1909, p. 4, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F02E5D61131E733A25752C0A9639C946897D6CF
Col. Astor in Tennis Match, The New York Times, August 8, 1911, p. 9, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9901E3DC1131E233A2575BC0A96E9C946096D6CF
Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph (February 11, 1912), American Art Show Wins Paris Praise, The New York Times, p. C4, http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F04E5DF133AE633A25752C1A9649C946396D6CF