Erastus Dow Palmer

Erastus Dow Palmer (April 2, 1817 – March 9, 1904) was an American sculptor.

Palmer was born in Pompey, New York. In his leisure moments as a carpenter he started by carving portraits in cameo, and then began to model in clay with much success. His style was academic classicism. Among his works are: "The White Captive" (I858) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; "Peace in Bondage" (1863); "Angel at the Sepulchre" (1865), Albany, New York; a bronze statue of "Chancellor Robert R. Livingston" (1874), in Statuary Hall, Capitol, Washington; and many portrait busts. He died in Albany on the 9th of March 1904. His son, Walter Launt Palmer (b. 1854 to 1932), who studied art under Carolus-Duran in Paris, became a member of the National Academy of Design (1897); and is best known for his painting of snow scenes.

References

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External links

* [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=3074 Marble Statue Female Nude and others]
* [http://wwar.com/masters/p/palmer-erastus_dow.html Short bio]
* [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=2038 Painting by Walter Launt Palmer]
* [http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0522.htm The Winterthur Library] Overview of an archival collection on Erastus Dow Palmer.