William O'Donovan (other)
William O'Donovan may refer to: * William Rudolf O'Donovan (1844–1920), American sculptor * William O'Donovan (politician) (1886–1955), Conservative Member of Parliament for Mile End 1931–1935 {{hndis, Odonovan, William ...
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William Rudolf O'Donovan
William Rudolf O'Donovan (March 28, 1844April 20, 1920) was an American sculptor. Biography O'Donovan was born in Preston County, Virginia (now West Virginia), and taught himself to sculpt. After the Civil War, in which O'Donovan served in the Confederate army, he opened a studio in New York City and became well known as a sculptor, especially of memorial pieces. In 1878, O'Donovan become an associate of the National Academy of Design. George Washington was a favorite subject of his, and he published a series of papers on Washington portraits. During the 1870s and 1880s he collaborated with Maurice J. Power, politician, sculptor and owner of the National Fine Art Foundry producing many works of public art. Selected works * Relief portrait of Bayard Taylor (c. 1870), Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. * Portrait of Winslow Homer (c. 1878), bronze. Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. * ''John Paulding'' (1880), Captors' Monument, Patriot's Park, T ...
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