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.
Earl Norwell Thorp
Sculpture
1900 – 1951
- Biography/Description of Work
As noted by the UCONN Connecticut Artists Project, ‘An obituary in the Hartford Courant called Earl Norwell Thorpe [sometimes spelled Thorp] an internationally-known sculptor. His work decorated many buildings, including the War Department Building in Washington and the Nebraska State Capitol at Lincoln. Although he was born in MA, the family must have moved soon after to CT, for Thorpe received his early schooling in Bridgeport. Later he attended the Beaux Arts School of Design in NYC and Yale School of the Fine Arts in New Haven.’ He was one of the founders [c.1941] of the Danbury Historical and Arts Center, now known as the Danbury Museum and Historical Society. Thorp was a resident of nearby Bethel.
- Sources view
- http://lib.uconn.edu/services/collections/connecticut-artists-project/?item=3400&Last_Name=thorp; ‘Earl Norwell Thorpe.’ New York Times (1923-Current File). March 1, 1951. Accessed December 15, 2015 http://search.proquest.com/docview/111829256?accountid=10341
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