Willard Newman Hirsch (1905–1982) was an American sculptor.
Life
He studied at the
College of Charleston
The College of Charleston (CofC or Charleston) is a public university in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Founded in 1770 and chartered in 1785, it is the oldest university in South Carolina, the 13th-oldest institution of higher lea ...
, and the
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design
The Beaux-Arts Institute of Design (BAID, later the National Institute for Architectural Education) was an art and architectural school at 304 East 44th Street in Turtle Bay, Manhattan, in New York City.[National Academy of Design
The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Frederick Styles Agate, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, an ...]
.
He taught at the College of Charleston, the
Gibbes Museum of Art School and the Charleston Art School (1953–1964) with
William Melton Halsey and Corrie McCallum.
He had a studio at 2 Queen Street.
His work is held by
Brookgreen Gardens
Brookgreen Gardens is a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve, located just south of Murrells Inlet, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The property includes several themed gardens featuring American figurative sculptures, the Lowcountry Zo ...
,
Newberry College
Newberry College is a private Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. As of 2023, it had 1,521 students.
Academics
Newberry College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) ...
, Charleston County Library,
Clemson House.
His papers are held at the College of Charleston.
Willard Hirsch Papers
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References
External links
Willard Newman Hirsch
at Ask Art
Willard Hirsch
at the Charleston Renaissance Gallery
1905 births
1982 deaths
Artists from Charleston, South Carolina
20th-century American sculptors
20th-century American male artists
American male sculptors
Sculptors from South Carolina
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