Mary Ethelwyn Moore (April 28, 1887, or 1881[1] – 1967) was an American sculptor and teacher born in Taunton, Massachusetts, best known for her fountains, including the Small Child Fountain[2] located in the Boston Public Garden,[3] busts, and relief portraits. She studied sculpture at the school of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts with Bela Pratt, Charles Grafly,[4] and F. E. Elwell[4] and she also taught there and at the Beaver Country Day School.
Among her students was Brenda Putnam.[5]
Moore was a member of the National Sculpture Society and showed at their 1929 exhibition.[6]
References
edit- ^ McGlauflin, Alice Coe, ed., ‘’Who’s Who in American Art 1938-1939” vol.2, The American Federation of Arts, Washington D.C., 1937 pp. 370-371
- ^ Moore, Mary E. (1 January 1929). "Small Child Fountain" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
- ^ Carlock, Marty, A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston: From Newburyport to Plymouth, The Harvard Common Press, Boston MA, 1988 p. 36
- ^ a b Petteys, Chris, “Dictionary of Women Artists: An international dictionary of women artists born before 1900”, G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1985 p. 505
- ^ Proske, Beatrice Gilman, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Brookgreen Gardens, 1968 p.244
- ^ National Sculpture Society, Contemporary American Sculpture, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, San Francisco, The National Sculpture Society 1929, p.231
 | This article about an American sculptor is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |