George Holburn Snowden NA (December 17, 1901 – December 15, 1990) was an American

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

. He was elected to the

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in 1941, was recipient of the 1927

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as well as receiving the

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. He was an apprentice to Robert George Eberhard, chairman of the

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School of Sculpture and protégé of

Auguste Rodin François Auguste René Rodin (12 November 184017 November 1917) was a French sculptor, generally considered the founder of modern sculpture. He was schooled traditionally and took a craftsman-like approach to his work. Rodin possessed a uniqu ...

. Rodin bequeathed his sculpting tools to Eberhard, who in turn passed them to George. George's daughter

M.L. Snowden Mary Louise Snowden (born March 15, 1952), known professionally as M.L. Snowden, is an American sculptor. History M.L. Snowden was born in Hollywood, California, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, to sculptor George Holburn Snowden and ...

apprenticed under him, and later received Rodin's tools. George's work was featured in a retrospective at the Smithsonian.Masterpiece Publishing
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Notable works

*The sculptures on the 161st Street side of the

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(c. 1934) *Pediment on The Drinkhall,

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American architectural sculptors American male sculptors American medallists National Academy of Design members 1901 births 1990 deaths 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists {{US-sculptor-stub