__NOTOC__ Martin Milmore (1844–1883) was an American sculptor.

Life and career

Martin Milmore was born in

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on September 14, 1844. He immigrated to Boston at age seven, graduated from

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in 1860, took art lessons at the

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, and learned to carve in wood and stone from his older brother Joseph (1841–1886). He entered the studio of Thomas Ball of Charlestown in his early teens and stayed until the mid-1860s. His first sculptures seem to have been cabinet-size busts of

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(New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord) and

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, both modeled from life around 1863. In the 1860s he worked from the Studio Building. By his 20th birthday, Milmore received a commission for three giant figures ("Ceres", "Flora" and "Pomona") for the front of the Horticultural Hall in Boston; the restored versions are now on display at the

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. He subsequently designed the Roxbury Soldiers' Monument at

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(1867), the ''American Sphinx'' in

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(1872), the

Statue of John Glover A statue of John Glover by Martin Milmore is installed along Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Mall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Description The bronze sculpture of the Continental Army brigadier general measures approximately 8 ft. x ...

on Commonwealth Avenue (1875), the Soldiers and Sailors Monument for the

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(1877), and a bust of Senator

, now displayed in the

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. Milmore died in Boston on July 21, 1883.

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created a memorial tribute entitled ''

Death and the Sculptor ''Death and the Sculptor'', also known as the Milmore Monument and ''The Angel of Death and the Young Sculptor'' is a sculpture in bronze, and one of the most important and influential works of art created by sculptor Daniel Chester French. The ...

'' for the grave of Milmore and his brother in Forest Hills Cemetery.Wilson, Susan, ''Garden of Memories: A Guide to Historic Forest Hills'', Forest Hills Educational Trust, 1998 p. 61–62,

Gallery

Image:Horticultural Hall Tremont St., Boston, Mass, by Soule, John P.jpg, Image:Interior of Milmore's studio, showing design of soldier's monument for the city of Roxbury, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views crop.jpg, Image:George Ticknor, by Martin Milmore, Boston Public Library.jpg, Image:Mount Auburn Cemetery - Martin Milmore sphinx.jpg, Image:Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views 10 crop.jpg, File:Death and the sculptor.jpg, File:Chester Rural M Milmore.jpg,

References

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External links

United States Senate

{{DEFAULTSORT:Milmore, Martin 19th-century American sculptors 19th-century American male artists American male sculptors Cultural history of Boston 19th century in Boston 1844 births 1883 deaths Roxbury Latin School alumni People from Sligo (town) Artists of the Boston Public Library