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Challis Walker Calandria (November 18, 1912February 12, 2000) was an American sculptor and painter.
Challis Walker Calandria (November 18, 1912February 12, 2000) was an American sculptor and painter.
Biography
Challis Walker, born inNew York City
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. Calandria was educated in New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...
. At the age of twelve she had her first instruction in sculpture
Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...
(outside of school) which caused her decision to enter art school after graduating from the Chapin School
Chapin School is an all-girls independent day school in New York City's Upper East Side neighborhood in Manhattan.
History
Maria Bowen Chapin opened "Miss Chapin's School for Girls and Kindergarten for Boys and Girls" in 1901. The school origi ...
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In juried shows she received many honors from the museums of New Orleans.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Challis 1912 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American women artists Académie Colarossi alumni American women sculptors artists from New York City Chapin School (Manhattan) alumni sculptors from New York (state)