Frederick William MacMonnies

Frederick William MacMonnies (28. septembar 1863 – 22. mart 1937) bio je američki kipar iz Beaux-Arts škole, koji je postigao veliki uspjeh u Francuskoj, a kasnije i u domovini. Bio je i uspješan slikar specijaliziran za portrete.

Olimpijske medalje
Umjetnička natjecanja
Srebro 1932 Los Angeles Medalje i reljefi
Autoportret, 1896, Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection

Jedno od njegovih najpoznatijih djela - Bahantica i mladi faun - je izazvalo kontroverze zbog realističkog prikaza nagog ženskog tijela, i bilo povučeno sa izložbe zbog navodnog vrijeđanja morala.

Bibliografija uredi

  • Greer, in Brush and Pencil (Chicago, 1902)
  • Lorado Taft, History of American Sculpture (New York, 1903)
  • Pettie, in the International Studio, volume xxix (New York, 1906)

Literatura uredi

  • Conner, Janis and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture 1989. (Contains photographs of three of MacMonnies' best works, the Nathan Hale, Bacchante and Infant Faun, and Diana, along with some brief biographical information)
  • Durante, Dianne, Outdoor Monuments of Manhattan: A Historical Guide (New York University Press, 2007): description of the Nathan Hale at City Hall Park, Manhattan.
  • Smart, Mary, A Flight With Fame: The Life & Art of Frederick MacMonnies . Biography and a catalogue raisonné; (Sound View Press, Madison, CT, 1996)
  • Strother, French (December 1905). „Frederick MacMonnies, Sculptor”. The World's Work: A History of Our Time XI: 6965–6981. Pristupljeno 2009-08-10. 

Vanjske veze uredi