With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
James Earle Fraser
Sculpture
1876 – 1953
- Biography/Description of Work
Fraser and his wife, Laura Gardin Fraser, were both sculptors. After their marriage in 1913 the couple moved to Westport where they shared a large studio. Fraser is notable for a piece entitled ‘End of the Trail,’ displayed at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, and for commissions for the Treasury Building and parks in Washington DC.
- Sources view
- Uconn database, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Earle_Fraser_(sculptor), http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/education/lesson-plans/Fraser/Fraser.aspx, http://www.bronze-gallery.com/sculptors/artist.cfm?sculptorID=69, http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2010.73, http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/E/EN002.html James Earle Fraser Article - New York Times - 1938-5-20, James Earle Fraser Article - New York Times - 1953-9-20, James Earle Fraser Article - New York Times - 1953-10-17, James Earle Fraser Article - The Hartford Courant - 1923-6-7, James Earle Fraser Obituary - New York Times - 1953-10-12, James Earle Fraser Obituary - The Hartford Courant - 1953-10-12
- Associated Resource(s)
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