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Charles Keck (1875 - 1951) was active/lived in New York / Italy. Charles Keck is known for Portrait sculpture of notables, medallions, friezes.
Sculptor Charles Keck, 1875-1951, known for his portraits of famous people, was born in New York City, though he is associated with Henderson, Texas. His art education took place in New York City at the Art Students League*, and National Academy of Design*. He also studied for an extensive period at the American Academy in Rome*, and in Greece, Florence, and Paris. He was a student of Augustus St. Gaudens.
Keck created the frieze on the facade of the Bronx County Building in New York in 1933 under the auspices of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration (WPA).* His subjects are classical, Biblical and symbolic, including the West Facade frieze depiction of the Civil War surrender of General Lee to General Grant with Revolutionary pipers in uniform; images of a young, growing and working America; as well as an allusion to slavery.
Keck sculpted a bronze portrait for the 1936 Texas Centennial of Thomas J. Rusk, Chief Justice of the Republic of Te ...
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Charles Keck
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Exhibition By An Art School
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Art Method
Decorative Art, Decoration Design, Ornamental Arts
Direct Carver, Hand Carving
Medallic Art, Medallions, Medals, Coin Design
Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Bronze
Copper, Coppersmithing
Marble
Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
Stone and/or Limestone
Art Style
Classical Realist
Realist, Representational, Naturalist
Art Subject
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
Life-Size Portrait, Figure, Animal
Nude Figure, Nudity
Portrait Life Size and/or Portrait Bust Sculpture
Portraits, Portraiture
Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
Statue Sculpture
Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
California Before 1940
Italy Before World War I
Texas Before 1940
Art Association
American Federation of Arts
American Numismatic Society
Architectural League of New York
National Academy of Design, Elected Member
National Arts Club, New York
National Sculpture Society
Art Teacher
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Art School
American Academy, Rome, Student
Art Students League of New York, Student
Art Students League of New York, Teacher
National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Awards/Recognition
Prix de Rome Prize
Rinehart Scholarship, The Pennsylvania Academy
Chronology
Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
US Capitol Building, Washington DC
Added Description
Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Civil War Artist and/or Photographer
Tenth Street Studio Building Resident, New York
WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
AskART Panama Pacific Expo
Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
National Academy of Design, New York
National Arts Club
National Sculpture Society-
Exhibition of Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
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