Creator:

Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923  Search this

Subject:

French, Daniel Chester  Search this

Britton, James  Search this

Potter, Nathan D.  Search this

Place of publication, production, or execution:

Other

Physical Description:

1.6 Linear feet

Access Note / Rights:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.

Summary:

Letters, 1906-1933, to Edward and his son, artist Nathan D. Potter, from colleagues, primarily Daniel Chester French and James Britton; a contract between Edward Potter and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company commissions of an equestrian statue of General De Soto, 1903; clippings, primarily obituaries of Edward Potter and French; and photographs of Edward Potter's sculpture.

Citation:

Edward Clark Potter papers, 1903-1933. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Biography Note:

Sculptor, equestrian sculptor; New York, N.Y.; b. 11/26/1857, New London, Conn.; d. 1923 summer, New London, Conn. Daniel Chester Frenche collaborated with him in modeling the Columbus Quadriga and various groups for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893; father of sculptor Nathan D. Potter

Language Note:

English .

Provenance:

Donated 1985 by William Dolan Fletcher.

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

Topic:

Equestrian statues -- United States  Search this

Sculpture, American  Search this

Animal sculpture  Search this

Theme:

Lives of artists  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)8187

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210358

AAA_collcode_pottedwa

Theme:

Lives of artists

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210358