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Birth
1806 (London, England)
Death
1868 (Dorchester, Massachusetts)
Lived/Active
Massachusetts/New York / England
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wax portrait and sculpture
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Known as Ball Hughes and also using that as a signature, this man was a sculptor and wax-portrait artist. He was born in London, England, and died in Dorchester, Massachusetts. He studied and exhibited at the Royal Academy in London as well as at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the National Academy of Design in New York City.
He emigrated to New York in 1829, having earned much prestige in England. In New York, he received many commissions for portrait bust (showing 500 of 1984 characters). |
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