American sculptor (1875–1951)
Statue of James B. Duke at Duke University , erected in 1935Fauns at Play 1934, Brookgreen Gardens Statue of Andrew Jackson in front of Jackson County Courthouse (Kansas City, Missouri) , 1934 Charles Keck (September 9, 1875 – April 23, 1951) was an American sculptor from New York City, New York .[ 1]
Early life and education
Keck studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York with Philip Martiny , and was an assistant to Augustus Saint-Gaudens from 1893 to 1898. He also attended the American Academy in Rome . In 1921 he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Associate member and became a full Academician in 1928. He is best known for his monuments and architectural sculpture . His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics .[ 2] Fishkill Rural cemetery .
Career
Architectural sculpture
Brooklyn Museum, Genius of Islam, McKim, Mead and White , architects, New York City , 1908
Pennsylvania Hall, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, 1908
America at the Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial , Pittsburgh, 1910Oakland City Hall, Palmer & Hornbostel architects, Oakland, California , 1914
Pittsburgh City-County Building , Palmer & Hornbostel architects, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1916Wilmington City Hall, Palmer & Hornbostel architects, Wilmington, Delaware , 1917
Design of the doors of the John B. Murphy Memorial Building , Chicago , Illinois, 1926 [ 3] Education Building, Albany, New York
Nelson Gallery of Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Schultze & Weaver architects, New York City, 1931
Essex County Building Annex, Newark, New Jersey , c. 1930
Jackson County Court House, Wight & Wight , architects, Kansas City, Missouri, 1934
Bronx County Courthouse , Freedlander & Hausle architects, Bronx , New York City, 1933[ 4] Campus gates, Columbia University , New York City
Monuments and memorials
Minot Monument , Goshen, New York , with architect Thomas Harlan Ellett , dedicated May, 1912Amicitia , Rio de Janeiro , BrazilGeorge Washington Buenos Aires , ArgentinaStatues of Christopher Gist and Guyasuta on the North Side Point Bridge , built in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, 1917[ 5] [ 6]
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Charlottesville, Virginia , 1919Thomas Jonathan Jackson Duke Family sarcophagi , Memorial Chapel, Duke University , Durham, North Carolina 61st District War Memorial, (sculpture) , Greenwood Playground, Ocean Parkway at Fort Hamilton Parkway Brooklyn , New York City, 1922 [ 7] John Mitchell , Scranton, Pennsylvania , 1924Liberty Monument Ticonderoga, New York , 1924Lifting the Veil of Ignorance , statue of Booker T. Washington , 1927, Tuskegee University Lifting the Veil of Ignorance , statue of Booker T. Washington in Tuskegee, Alabama , 1927 (replica in Atlanta , Georgia)Angel of Peace , Exhibition Place, Toronto , 1930Patrick Henry ,Hall of Fame for Great Americans , New York City, 1930The Lincoln Monument of Wabash, Indiana Statue of Charles Brantley Aycock , National Statuary Hall Collection , U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. , 1935Father Francis P. Duffy Duffy Square , New York City, 1937Huey Long MemorialBaton Rouge, Louisiana , 1940Huey Long National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., 1941Young Lincoln , Senn Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1945Andrew Jackson , Kansas City, MissouriErnest Haass Memorial , Woodlawn Cemetery , Detroit, Michigan George Rogers Clark MemorialSpringfield, Ohio Listening Post, Lynchburg, Virginia [ 8] In 1913 Keck designed a memorial plaque that was cast from metal that had been salvaged from the USS Maine after it was raised in Havana harbor the previous year. Over a thousand of the plaques were cast and they are spread unevenly all over the United States. In 1931, Keck completed the Great Seals of the Commonwealth of Virginia which had been commissioned by the Commonwealth. The obverse of the seal is still used and appears on the state flag.
Numismatic works
Other works
Notes
^ Century Archives. "Charles Keck: Sculptor (1871–1951)" (PDF) . Century Archives . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015 . ^ "Charles Keck" . Olympedia . Retrieved 8 August 2020 .^ "The Murphy Doors Present Six Important Contributors to Medical Science" . Retrieved 6 April 2021 .^ Larry E. Gobrecht (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bronx County Courthouse" . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-12 . ^ Jason Cato, "Steelers finance $1M project to resurrect century-old sculpture," Tribune-Review, Tarentum, PA; Monday, June 27, 2016 ^ Maya Haptas, "Historic Manchester Bridge sculpture restored and relocated for all to enjoy," July 12, 2016 ^ "61st District War Memorial" . Smithsonian American Art Museum . Retrieved 6 April 2021 .^ "Monument Terrace" .
References
Kvaran & Lockley, Guide to the Architectural Sculpture in America , unpublished manuscript
External links
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