One of the leading 19th-century American neoclassical* sculptors, "Thomas Crawford was the only one of the first generation of American neoclassical sculptors to become known as master of public statuary." (Tolles, 34) He was
born in New York City and spent most of his career in Rome, Italy with
only brief trips to the United States including in 1844, 1849, and
1856. "Crawford
He began his career working for the stone-cutting firm of
Frazee and Launitz, owned by John Fraz (showing 500 of 7422 characters). |
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Thomas Crawford is also mentioned in these AskART essays:
New York Armory Show of 1913
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