Edward Francis McCartan (August 16, 1879 – September 20, 1947) was an American

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, best known for his decorative bronzes done in an elegant style popular in the 1920s.

Life

Born in

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, he studied at the

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, with Herbert Adams. He also studied at the

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with

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and Hermon Atkins MacNeil, and then in Paris for three years under

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before his return to the United States in 1910. In 1914, McCartan became the Director of the sculpture department of the

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. Eleanor Mary Mellon was among those he taught during his career. Posthumously honored by the National Sculpture Society, his public monuments were few—but the Eugene Field Memorial ("Winken, Blinken, and Nod") can still be found in the

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. McCartan's sculpture, ''The Nude'', was stolen from the Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Michigan and was discovered at the bottom of the Detroit River eight years later. McCartan sculpted the 19th issue of the Society of Medalists, Peace in the New World/War in the Old World. Other work can be found at Brookgreen Gardens in

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, a national historic site in

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includes

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by the artist. He worked on a pediment for the

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, in 1934 to 1935. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the

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. He died in

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, September 20, 1947.

Works

*''Girl Drinking from a Shell'', c. 1915 Reading Public Museum *''Nymph and Satyr'', 1920, The

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*''Boy and Panther'', 1920 *'' Dream Lady, Eugene Field Memorial'' 1922,

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*''Diana'', 1923,

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*''Diana and Hound'', 1923,

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*'' Dionysus (McCartan)'' 1923 remodeled 1936 Brookgreen Gardens *''Diana and Doe'' 1924 *''Bather'', 1935, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts *''Nymph and Frog'', 1938

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCartan, Edward 1879 births 1947 deaths Artists from Albany, New York American architectural sculptors American male sculptors Art Students League of New York alumni Burials at St. Agnes Cemetery 20th-century American sculptors 20th-century American male artists National Sculpture Society members Sculptors from New York (state) Art competitors at the 1932 Summer Olympics