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Rudulph Evans (February 1, 1878 – January 16, 1960) was a sculptor.
Rudolph Evans was born February 1, 1878 in Washington, D.C. to Frank L. Evans, the descendant of a
Evans's statue of Robert E. Lee
for the Virginia State Capitol. Virginia State Art Collection. Library of Virginia. Accessed 23 June 2011.
Evans's statue of Robert E. Lee
for the Virginia State Capitol American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts 1878 births 1960 deaths 20th-century American sculptors American male sculptors National Academy of Design members Artists from Washington, D.C. Sculptors from Virginia National Sculpture Society members People from Front Royal, Virginia 20th-century American male artists Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters {{US-sculptor-stub
Early life
Rudolph Evans was born February 1, 1878 in Washington, D.C. to Frank L. Evans, the descendant of a Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...
family, and Elizabeth J. Grimes, the daughter of Gassaway Sellman Grimes, a physician. He grew up in Front Royal, Virginia, and studied in France at the École des Beaux-Arts; his fellow students included 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 ...
and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. He also studied at Corcoran School of Art
The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design (known as the Corcoran School or CSAD) is the professional art school of the George Washington University, in Washington, DC.Peggy McGloneUniversity names first director of Corcoran School of the Arts and ...
under Edith Ogden Heidel.
Career
After returning to the United States in 1900, Evans established and maintained a studio in New York City] In 1918, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an associate member and became a full academician in 1929. He moved back to Washington, D.C. in 1949. Evans designed the statue of Thomas Jefferson inside the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. At the time the memorial was inaugurated, in 1943, due to material shortages during World War II, the statue was of plaster patinated to resemble bronze; the finished bronze was cast by Roman Bronze Works of New York City in 1947. Evans' other noted works include the statues ofJulius Sterling Morton
Julius Sterling Morton (April 22, 1832 – April 27, 1902) was a Nebraska newspaper editor and politician who served as President Grover Cleveland's Secretary of Agriculture. He was a prominent Bourbon Democrat, taking a conservative position o ...
(1937) and of William Jennings Bryan (1937), both in the National Statuary Hall Collection of the United States Capitol. Evans also sculpted the statue of Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, towards the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Nort ...
(1932) in the Virginia State Capitol.for the Virginia State Capitol. Virginia State Art Collection. Library of Virginia. Accessed 23 June 2011.
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References
Yonkers, Tescia Ann. "Behold His Bronze Likeness: Rudulph Evans's Statue of Robert E. Lee." ''Virginia Cavalcade'' 34 (Autumn 1984): 90–95.External links
Evans's statue of Robert E. Lee
for the Virginia State Capitol American alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts 1878 births 1960 deaths 20th-century American sculptors American male sculptors National Academy of Design members Artists from Washington, D.C. Sculptors from Virginia National Sculpture Society members People from Front Royal, Virginia 20th-century American male artists Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters {{US-sculptor-stub