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| birth_date = {{birth date|1817|04|02|mf=y}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1817|04|02|mf=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Pompey, New York]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Pompey, New York]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|1904|03|09|1817|04|02}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|1904|03|09|1817|04|02}} |
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| death_place = [[Albany, New York]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Albany, New York]], U.S. |
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| nationality = [[United States|American]] |
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| field = [[Sculpture]] |
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| children = [[Walter Launt Palmer]] |
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'''Erastus Dow Palmer''' (April 2, 1817 |
'''Erastus Dow Palmer''' (April 2, 1817{{snd}}March 9, 1904) was an American sculptor. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Palmer was born in [[Pompey, New York]] on April 2, 1817. He was the second of nine children. He showed early artistic promise, and pursued his father's trade of carpentry. Palmer married Matilda Alton in 1839 and had a son, but both mother and child died soon after; he remarried, to Mary Jean Seamans, in 1840, and settled in [[Utica, New York]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Webster|first=J. Carson|title=Erastus D. Palmer|publisher=University of Delaware Press|year=1983|isbn=9780874132021|location=Newark|pages=17–19}}</ref> In his leisure moments as a carpenter Palmer started by carving portraits in [[Cameo (carving)|cameo]], and earned the encouragement of Thomas R. Walker, a local art patron in Utica, who introduced him to prominent artists in New York City.<ref name=":0" /> |
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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 at his home in Albany on the 9th of March 1904.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CkUAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=American Art Annual, Volume 5 | publisher=MacMillan Company | year=1905 | pages=122}}</ref> {{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
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=== Sculpture === |
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Palmer's son, [[Walter Launt Palmer]] (1854-1932), 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.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} |
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By 1849, Palmer had relocated to [[Albany, New York|Albany]] with his family and had transitioned from cameo-cutting to large-scale sculpture.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Webster|first=J. Carson|title=Erastus D. Palmer|publisher=University of Delaware Press|year=1983|isbn=9780874132021|location=Newark|pages=21}}</ref> He worked in a primarily [[Neoclassicism|neoclassical]] style. Palmer mounted an exhibition of twelve of his sculptures, known as "the Palmer Marbles," at the [[National Academy of Design]] in 1856, aiding his rise to prominence.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Webster|first=J. Carson|title=Erastus D. Palmer|publisher=University of Delaware Press|year=1983|isbn=9780874132021|location=Newark|pages=27}}</ref> His major works include ''The White Captive'' (1858) in the permanent collection of the [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]], New York, ''Peace in Bondage'' (1863), ''Angel at the Sepulchre'' (1865), in Albany, New York, a bronze statue of ''Chancellor [[Robert R. Livingston (Palmer)|Robert R. Livingston]]'' (1874), in [[National Statuary Hall Collection|Statuary Hall]], [[U.S. Capitol|Capitol]], [[Washington, D.C.]], and many portrait busts. Palmer died at his home in Albany on March 9, 1904, and is buried in [[Albany Rural Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.albany.edu/arce/Palmer44.html|title=Erastus Dow Palmer|last=|first=|date=|website=Albany Rural Cemetery Explorer|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Palmer, Erastus Dow|volume=20|page=644}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/americanartannu00artsgoog | title=American Art Annual, Volume 5 | publisher=MacMillan Company | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/americanartannu00artsgoog/page/n140 122]}}</ref> |
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Palmer admired the work of [[William Cullen Bryant]], [[Asher Brown Durand|Asher B. Durand]], and [[Frederic Edwin Church]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Webster|first=J. Carson|title=Erastus D. Palmer|publisher=University of Delaware Press|year=1983|isbn=9780874132021|location=Newark|pages=39}}</ref> Palmer was a friend of Church, and his work is represented in the collection at [[Olana State Historic Site|Olana]], Church's home in [[Hudson, New York]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/albanyrural/palmer/|title=Erastus Dow Palmer|last=|first=|date=|website=Times Union|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olana.org/history/the-collections/|title=The Collections: Work by Church's Friends|last=|first=|date=|website=Olana NY State Historic Site|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=April 14, 2020}}</ref> The [[Albany Institute of History & Art]] also has significant holdings of Palmer's sculpture.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Palmer's son, [[Walter Launt Palmer]] (1854–1932), was also an artist best known for his paintings of winter scenes.<ref name="EB1911" /> |
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[[File:Erastus Palmer - Captive blanche.jpg|thumb|left|''White Captive'', Metropolitan Museum]] |
[[File:Erastus Palmer - Captive blanche.jpg|thumb|left|''White Captive'', Metropolitan Museum]] |
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[[File:The White Captive MET DT202042.jpg|thumb|''The White Captive'' by Erastus Dow Palmer, carved 1858-59, [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]].]] |
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==See also== |
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* [[Hiram Powers]] |
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==References== |
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*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Henle, Friedrich Gustav Jakob}} |
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*{{EB1911|wstitle = Palmer, Erastus Dow|volume=20}} |
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==Sources== |
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* {{cite book |last=Lessing |first=Lauren Keach | title=Presiding Divinities: Ideal Sculpture in Nineteenth-Century American Domestic Interiors | location=Ph.D. dissertation | publisher=Indiana University | year=2006}} |
* {{cite book |last=Lessing |first=Lauren Keach | title=Presiding Divinities: Ideal Sculpture in Nineteenth-Century American Domestic Interiors | location=Ph.D. dissertation | publisher=Indiana University | year=2006}} |
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*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/56268/rec/16 Art and the empire city: New York, 1825-1861], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Palmer (see index) |
*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll10/id/56268/rec/16 Art and the empire city: New York, 1825-1861], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Palmer (see index) |
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* [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=3074 Marble Statue Female Nude and others] |
* [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=3074 Marble Statue Female Nude and others] |
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* [http://wwar.com/masters/p/palmer-erastus_dow.html Short bio] |
* [https://archive.today/20130210120410/http://wwar.com/masters/p/palmer-erastus_dow.html Short bio] |
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* [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=2038 Painting by Walter Launt Palmer] |
* [http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/art.asp?aid=2038 Painting by Walter Launt Palmer] |
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* [http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0522.htm The Winterthur Library] Overview of an archival collection on Erastus Dow Palmer. |
* [http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/COL0522.htm The Winterthur Library] Overview of an archival collection on Erastus Dow Palmer. |
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Latest revision as of 05:38, 11 October 2024
Erastus Dow Palmer | |
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 Photograph of Palmer | |
| Born | Erastus Dow Palmer April 2, 1817 Pompey, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1904 (aged 86) Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Albany Rural Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Sculpture |
| Children | Walter Launt Palmer |
Erastus Dow Palmer (April 2, 1817 – March 9, 1904) was an American sculptor.
Life
[edit]Palmer was born in Pompey, New York on April 2, 1817. He was the second of nine children. He showed early artistic promise, and pursued his father's trade of carpentry. Palmer married Matilda Alton in 1839 and had a son, but both mother and child died soon after; he remarried, to Mary Jean Seamans, in 1840, and settled in Utica, New York.[1] In his leisure moments as a carpenter Palmer started by carving portraits in cameo, and earned the encouragement of Thomas R. Walker, a local art patron in Utica, who introduced him to prominent artists in New York City.[1]
Sculpture
[edit]By 1849, Palmer had relocated to Albany with his family and had transitioned from cameo-cutting to large-scale sculpture.[2] He worked in a primarily neoclassical style. Palmer mounted an exhibition of twelve of his sculptures, known as "the Palmer Marbles," at the National Academy of Design in 1856, aiding his rise to prominence.[3] His major works include The White Captive (1858) in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Peace in Bondage (1863), Angel at the Sepulchre (1865), in Albany, New York, a bronze statue of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston (1874), in Statuary Hall, Capitol, Washington, D.C., and many portrait busts. Palmer died at his home in Albany on March 9, 1904, and is buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.[4][5][6]
Palmer admired the work of William Cullen Bryant, Asher B. Durand, and Frederic Edwin Church.[7] Palmer was a friend of Church, and his work is represented in the collection at Olana, Church's home in Hudson, New York.[8][9] The Albany Institute of History & Art also has significant holdings of Palmer's sculpture.[8]
Palmer's son, Walter Launt Palmer (1854–1932), was also an artist best known for his paintings of winter scenes.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Webster, J. Carson (1983). Erastus D. Palmer. Newark: University of Delaware Press. pp. 17–19. ISBN 9780874132021.
- ^ Webster, J. Carson (1983). Erastus D. Palmer. Newark: University of Delaware Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780874132021.
- ^ Webster, J. Carson (1983). Erastus D. Palmer. Newark: University of Delaware Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780874132021.
- ^ "Erastus Dow Palmer". Albany Rural Cemetery Explorer. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Palmer, Erastus Dow". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 20 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 644.
- ^ American Art Annual, Volume 5. MacMillan Company. 1905. pp. 122.
- ^ Webster, J. Carson (1983). Erastus D. Palmer. Newark: University of Delaware Press. p. 39. ISBN 9780874132021.
- ^ a b "Erastus Dow Palmer". Times Union. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "The Collections: Work by Church's Friends". Olana NY State Historic Site. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Lessing, Lauren Keach (2006). Presiding Divinities: Ideal Sculpture in Nineteenth-Century American Domestic Interiors. Ph.D. dissertation: Indiana University.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erastus Dow Palmer.
- Art and the empire city: New York, 1825-1861, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Palmer (see index)
- Marble Statue Female Nude and others
- Short bio
- Painting by Walter Launt Palmer
- The Winterthur Library Overview of an archival collection on Erastus Dow Palmer.
- Erastus Dow Palmer at Find a Grave
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