Bruce Wilder Saville (March 16, 1893 – February 27, 1939) was an American sculptor born in

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, and known for his monuments.

Early years

He began his art studies at the Boston Art Normal School, where he studied with

Cyrus Dallin Cyrus Edwin Dallin (November 22, 1861 – November 14, 1944) was an American sculptor best known for his depictions of Native Americans. He created more than 260 works, including the ''Equestrian Statue of Paul Revere'' in Boston, Massac ...

. He later worked in the studio of

Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson (January 29, 1871 – October 29, 1932), also known as Tho. A. R. Kitson and Theo Alice Ruggles, was an American sculptor. Life Kitson was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Cyrus W. and Anna H. Ruggles. As a youn ...

and

Henry Hudson Kitson Henry Hudson Kitson (April 9, 1863, 1864 or 1865 – June 26, 1947) was an English-American sculptor who sculpted many representations of American military heroes. Romania's Queen Elisabeth knighted him after he sculpted a marble bust of h ...

. During

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Saville joined the French Ambulance Corps for a year and then transferred to the

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for the remainder of the war. Following the end of the war he remained in Europe where he, "studied under European masters."

Later career

After working there for four years in the Kitson's studio Saville moved to

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, where he taught sculpture at

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,Campen, Richard N., ''Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio'', West Summit Press, Chagrin Falls, OH, 1980 p. 28-29 and at the Columbus Art School during the 1920s. By 1930 he moved to

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, where he resided and worked until his death there in 1939. Many of his works can be found in the

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. He is the author of several World War I memorials as well as two

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memorials to

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and

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, both located at

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. Saville was a member of the

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Selected works

* ''

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'',

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, 1922 * '' Until the Dawn'', White Chapel Memorial Cemetery,

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1928 * Battle of Fallen Timbers Monument,

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, 1929 *Doughboy Memorial, Quincy, Massachusetts *Victorious Soldier, Sullivant Hall,

*Victory and Peace Monument,

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1927 *Lebanon War Memorial,

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, 1922 *The Canadian Doughboy, Saint John,

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, Canada, 1921 *The Three Wars,

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References

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