William Wetmore Story
(1819–1895) amerikansk skulptör, konstkritiker, poet, översättare och redaktör
William Wetmore Story (USA, 1819–1895) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, William Wetmore Story belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
William Wetmore Story was born in Salem and died in Vallombrosa. William Wetmore Story trained at Harvard Law School and Harvard College. William Wetmore Story became a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The best-known works include ‘Chief Justice John Marshall’ and ‘George Peabody’. The works belong mainly to the genre art of sculpture. The catalogue has 9 works by William Wetmore Story with free images. The dated works span the years 1861–1883. Works by William Wetmore Story are held by Smithsonian American Art Museum and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Arthur Georg von Ramberg, August von Kreling, Gustave Courbet, Joseph Stevens, and Eliza Greatorex.