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Paul Wayland Bartlett

Paul Wayland Bartlett (1865 - 1925) was active/lived in District Of Columbia, Connecticut / France.  Paul Bartlett is known for Neo-classical sculpture, allegorical figure, decoration.

Known as a leading Beaux-Art sculptor, Paul Wayland Bartlett began his career specializing in animals and then turned to public portrait and equestrian statues.  His most ambitious sculpture was the pediment for the Senate Wing of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.

He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was the son of neoclassical sculptor Truman Bartlett, long time modeling teacher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

In 1874, under his mother's supervision, Paul Bartlett went to Paris to study where he became one of the first Americans to turn from the prevalent neoclassical style taught in Italy to the more progressive methods at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.   Although he continuously returned to America, his primary residence remained Paris.

His teachers in Paris were Emmanuel Fremiet and Pierre-Jules Cavelier.  In 1880, he began exhibiting at the Paris Salon, and won an honorable mention in 1887 for Bohemian Be   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2595 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Paul Wayland Bartlett

   Publications  Book References:  47
Magazine References:  2

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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Paul Wayland Bartlett
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review The William & Anna Singer Collection February 2007 Schretlen, Helen Yes
The Magazine Antiques Double Take: A Closer Look at American Bronze Sculpture November 2006 Conner, Janis; Thayer Tolles Yes
47 Book References for Paul Wayland Bartlett
Year Author Title Pages Color
2009 Harris, Adam Duncan Wildlife in American Art: Masterworks from the National Museum of Wildlife Art 262 Yes
2007 Schretien, Helen Loving Art: The William and Anna Singer Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
224 Yes
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
2004 Dearinger, David B. Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925 672 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1996 Barbara and Peter Toohil Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know… 363 Yes
1994 Craven, Wayne American Art History and Culture 687 Yes
1994 Reynolds, Donald Martin Masters of American Sculpture: The Figurative Tradition From the American Renaissance to the Millenium 275 Yes
1993 Carr, Carolyn K Revisiting the White City American Art at the 1893 World's Fair
(Exhibition catalog)
408 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)
622 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)
1117 No
1990 Fink, Lois Marie; Albert Boime, Forward; Elizabeth Broun, Preface American Art at the Nineteenth Century Paris Salons 430 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)
612 No
1988 Columbus Museum of Art The American Collections Columbus Museum of Art 271 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 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 Detroit Institute of the Arts The Quest for Unity American Art between World's Fairs 1876-1893
(Exhibition catalog)
272 Yes
1981 Rugoff, Milton The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art 669 Yes
1979 Baigell, Mathew Dictionary of American Art 390 No
1979 Brown, Milton W (others) American Art Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Decorative Arts 616 Yes
1979 Doumato, Lamia American Drawing A Guide to Information Sources 246 No
1979 Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc) 730 No
1978 Fink, Lois Marie Academy The Academic Tradition in American Art 62 Yes
1978 Getlein, Frank The Lure of the Great West 352 Yes
1977 Brown, Milton W American Art to 1900 Painting, Sculpture, Architecture 631 Yes
1977 Ekdahl, Janis American Sculpture A Guide to Information Sources 260 No
1976 Armstrong, Tom 200 Years of American Sculpture
(Exhibition catalog)
336 Yes
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1975 Fink, Lois M/Joshua Taylor Academy The Academic Tradition in American Art
(Exhibition catalog)
272 No
1973 Broder, Patricia Janis; Harold McCracken (Intro) Bronzes of the American West 429 Yes
1973 Naylor, Maria Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set)
(Exhibition catalog)
1075 No
1972 Earle, Helen L Biographical Sketches of American Artists 370 No
1970 Howat, John K (others) 19th Century America Hundredth Anniversary/Metropolitan Museum
(Exhibition catalog)
220 Yes
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1952 Corcoran Gallery of Art Privately Owned Selection from Collections in Washington Area
(Exhibition catalog)
64 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1932 Hartmann, Sadekichi A History of American Painting Revised Edition, Two Volumes in One 363 No
1927 Fairman, Charles E Art and Artists of the Capitol of the United States of America 0 No
1925 National Academy of Design Commemorative Exhibition 1825-1925
(Exhibition catalog)
160 No
1918 Editor, Art Institute of Chicago First Exhibition of Works by Former Students and Instructors of the Art Institute of Chicago: Catalogue of the First Exhibition of Work by the Alumni of the Art Institute of Chicago 93 No
1917 Guthrie, Anna Lorraine American Art A Study Outline 63 No
1915 Walter, John; Pedro Lemos Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit 112 No
1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition (Editor) Official Catalogue of Exhibitors Department B, Art
(Exhibition catalog)
281 No
1897 Small, Herbert (compiler) Handbook of the New Library of Congress in Washington 128 No
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