Artist Biography Frederick William Frederick William MacMonnies (September 28, – March 22, ) was the best known expatriate American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school, as successful and lauded in France as he was in the United States. He was also a highly accomplished painter and portraitist.
From humble beginnings in Brooklyn, From humble beginnings in Brooklyn, Frederick William MacMonnies emerged as a leading Beaux-Arts sculptor at the turn of the twentieth century. The son of an imports dealer bankrupted by the Civil War (–65), MacMonnies left school at a young age, taking odd jobs to contribute to the household income.
Frederick William MacMonnies (September 28, Frederick William MacMonnies (September 28, – March 22, ) was the best known expatriate American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts school, as successful and lauded in France as he was in the United States.
Sculptor. Born in Brooklyn, Frederick MacMonnies was one of the most prolific American sculptors of his generation. He grew up in Brooklyn, and at seventeen began a four-year apprenticeship with the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
Frederick William MacMonnies was the Frederick (McMonnies) MacMonnies is Notable. Beaux-Arts sculptor, painter, and portraitist. Among his many sculptures were a couple of the famed American, Nathan Hale. Frederick William McMonnies was born on in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York, USA to William McMonnies and Juliana Eudora (West) MacMonnies.
A sculptor of classical Frederick MacMonnies was born in Brooklyn and recognized for his natural artistic abilities as a child. (1) At 17 he began to work in the New York studio of Augustus Saint-Gaudens (), whose "David Farragut Memorial" () in New York City was about to set the standard for America’s golden age of monumental sculpture.
Identity: Frederick William MacMonnies Frederick William MacMonnies ( - ) was born September 28 th in Brooklyn Heights, New York. He studied art at an early age from his mother who was related to the famous painter Benjamin West.
He studied in the United
Frederick William MacMonnies ( syyskuuta New York – maaliskuuta New York) [1] oli yhdysvaltalainen kuvataiteilija ja olympiamitalisti. Hän oli naimisissa yhdysvaltalaisen kuvataiteilijan Mary Louise Fairchildin kanssa, josta hän erosi vuonna