George Holburn Snowden
George Holburn Snowden NA (December 17, 1901 – December 15, 1990) was an American sculptor. He was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1941,[1] received the 1927 Rome Prize[2], and received the Royal Academy Order of Merit. He was an apprentice to Robert George Eberhard, chairman of the Yale School of Sculpture and protégé of Auguste Rodin. Snowden's work was featured in a retrospective at the Smithsonian.[3] Snowden's daughter M.L. Snowden apprenticed under him.[4]
Notable works
- The sculptures on the 161st Street side of the Bronx County Courthouse (c. 1934)[5]
- Pediment on The Drinkhall, Saratoga Springs, New York[5]
References
- ↑ National Academy Museum and School of Fine Arts
- ↑ "Art: Prix de Rome". Time. May 16, 1927. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010.
- ↑ Masterpiece Publishing
- ↑ "M.L. Snowden". Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2008.
- 1 2 Larry E. Gobrecht (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bronx County Courthouse". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 18, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2011.