James Earle Fraser

James Earle Fraser
Unidentified photographer, Public domain

(1876–1953) American artist (1876–1953)

James Earle Fraser (USA, 1876–1953) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, James Earle Fraser belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.

James Earle Fraser was born in Winona and died in Westport. James Earle Fraser trained at School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Académie Julian. James Earle Fraser became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters. James Earle Fraser was awarded J. Sanford Saltus Medal Award.

The best-known works include ‘Albert Gallatin’, ‘Alexander Hamilton’, ‘Equestrian statue of Theodore Roosevelt’, and ‘World War I Victory Medal (United States)’. The catalogue has 11 works by James Earle Fraser with free images. The dated works span the years 1915–2009. Smithsonian American Art Museum holds at least one work by James Earle Fraser. Wikidata links 2 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Neoclassicism’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Charles Dufresne, Mommie Schwarz, Alson S. Clark, Kenneth Hayes Miller, and Everett Shinn.