James Earle Fraser (sculptor)
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James Earle Fraser (November 4, 1876–October 11, 1953) was an American sculptor.
Public monuments
[edit]- 1908 Recumbent figure of Bishop Potter, en:Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, Manhattan
- 1911 en:Frederick Keep Monument, en:Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, DC
- 1916 en:John Hay Memorial, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, OH
- 1920 "Canadian Officer", Bank of Montreal, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1920 Symbolic figures, Elks Memorial, Chicago, IL
- 1923 Alexander Hamilton Statue, en:Department of Commerce Building, Washington, DC
- 1926 en:John Ericsson National Memorial, en:East Potomac Park, Washington, DC
- 1926 "Thomas Jefferson, Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark", en:Missouri State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO
- 1930 Abraham Lincoln (Jersey City, New Jersey, and Syracuse, New York, 1930)
- 1936 Second Division Memorial, The Ellipse, Washington, DC
- 1938 en:Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, en:Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA
- 1940 Theodore Roosevelt equestrian sculpture, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, Manhattan
- 1947 Albert Gallatin statue, Department of Commerce Building, Washington, DC
- 1948 Benjamin Franklin Statue, Franklin Insurance Company, Springfield, IL
- 1949 Thomas Edison Statue, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, MI
- 1951 General George S. Patton, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, and en:Hatch Shell, Boston, MA
- 1951 "Music & Harvest", en:Arts of Peace, Washington, DC
- 1951 "Aspiration & Literature", Arts of Peace, Washington, DC
Selected architectural sculpture
[edit]- 1928 Discovers & Pioneers, Michigan Avenue Bridge, Chicago, IL
- 1929 Robert Todd Lincoln Sarcophagus, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
- 1932 William Howard Taft Monument, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
- 1934 Pediments for the Department of Commerce Building, Washington DC
- 1935 Recorder of the Archive, Pediment, National Archives Building, Washington DC.
- 1935 "Heritage" & "Guardian", National Archives Building, Washington DC
- 1935 "Contemplation of Justice" & "Authority of Law", en:United States Supreme Court building, Washington DC
- 1940 attic figures of Meriwether Lewis, George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone and John James Audubon, American Museum of Natural History, New York City
Gallery
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End of the Trail
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en:Benjamin Franklin National Memorial in the en:Franklin Institute, Philadelphia
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(2) Benjamin Franklin, Philadelphia, PA
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A detail of the John Ericsson National Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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Indian Head nickel obverse
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Indian Head nickel reverse