Joseph Carew (c. 1820–1870) was a sculptor in

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, active between 1840 and 1870, and collaborated with Thomas A. Carew as the firm Carew & Brother. He exhibited his works frequently at the

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, with major exhibitions in 1853, 1859 and 1860. He also carved monuments for

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Selected works

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, "Slave Monument" (late 1840s),

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, marble bas-relief, 1857

References

* Glenn B. Opitz, ''Dictionary of American Sculptors'', Apollo, 1984. . * George Cuthbert Groce, David H. Wallace, ''Dictionary of Artists in America, 1564-1860'', New York Historical Society, 1957. 19th-century American sculptors 19th-century American male artists American male sculptors Sculptors from Boston 1870 deaths 1820s births {{US-sculptor-stub