Daniel Chester French
(1850–1931) American sculptor (1850–1931)
Daniel Chester French (USA, 1850–1931) is listed in the catalogue as a sculptor. By year of birth, Daniel Chester French belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Daniel Chester French was born in Exeter and died in Stockbridge. Daniel Chester French trained at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The teachers included Thomas Ball, William Morris Hunt, and William Rimmer. Daniel Chester French worked in Kingdom of Italy, Boston, Concord, and New York City. Wikidata associates Daniel Chester French with American Renaissance. Daniel Chester French became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and United States Commission of Fine Arts. Daniel Chester French was awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The best-known works include ‘Statue of the Republic’, ‘equestrian statue of George Washington’, ‘Statue of Abraham Lincoln’, and ‘Statue of Abraham Lincoln’. The works belong mainly to the genres allegory and portrait sculpture. The catalogue has 23 works by Daniel Chester French with free images. The dated works span the years 1874–1937. Works by Daniel Chester French are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Minute Man National Historical Park, and Sculptures in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Abbott Handerson Thayer, Dwight William Tryon, Emilio Sala Francés, George Hitchcock, and Robert Koehler.