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.
H. Daniel Webster
Sculpture
1880 – 1912
Webster was the sculptor of Westport’s Minute Man monument, completed in 1910 and placed at the corner of Compo Road South and Compo Beach Road. He was a member of the Silvermine Guild.
- Biography/Description of Work
Native of Iowa where his father was a farmer. Webster moved to New York City in 1900 to attend the Art Students League; he taught ‘maunal training’ at a night school to support himself while studying. He purchased an old and historic house, ‘the Christofson Place,’ in Westport, located at 56 Sylvan Road, and remodeled it. He built a studio on the property and lived and worked there until his death at a young age.
- Sources view
- Westport Historic District Commission Study Report, Minute Man Memorial Proposed Designation as a Local Historic Property. 2013. Accessed at http://www.westportct.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=5468
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