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Alexander Galt

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Alexander Galt (1827 - 1863) was active/lived in Virginia.  Alexander Galt is known for Sculptor-portrait bust.

Alexander Galt, a portrait sculptor, was born in Norfolk, Virginia on January 26, 1827. Galt was a son of Alexander Galt Sr., his artistic talents were first noticed when he was a pupil of a Frenchman, M. Schisano.

Galt's first efforts at sculpture were miniature figures carved from pieces of chalk he carried in his pockets to chalk the taws he used when shooting marbles with his schoolmates. From these he progressed to small alabaster figures, after which he began carving cameos from conch shells, several of which were set in gold and worn by Norfolk belles of that era.

Before studying in Florence from 1848 to 1854, he worked in crayon and pencil. Introduced to the Neo-Classical style while abroad, he made many ideal pieces, including a bust entitled "Bacchante" (circa 1852, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.) notable for its smooth, softly-modeled forms, and an "Aurora" (1859-60, Chrysler Museum at Norfolk).

By 1853, when he was twenty-six, Galt was an es   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4053 characters.]  Artist bio

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14 Book References for Alexander Galt
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1984 Craven, Wayne Sculpture in America (new and revised edition) 782 No
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1983 Wright, R Lewis Artists in Virginia Before 1900: An Annotated Checklist 200 No
1979 Baigell, Mathew Dictionary of American Art 390 No
1977 Brown, Milton W American Art to 1900 Painting, Sculpture, Architecture 631 Yes
1976 Editor for Architect of the Capitol Art in the United States Capitol 0 Yes
1957 Groce, George; David Wallace The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 759 No
1953 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art Union 0 No
1952 Corcoran Gallery of Art Privately Owned Selection from Collections in Washington Area
(Exhibition catalog)		 64 No
1943 Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett National Academy of Design Exhibition Record, 1826-1860
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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