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- June 3, 1819, Charlestown, Mass., U.S.
- Died:
- Dec. 11, 1911, Montclair, N.J. (aged 92)
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Ball, Thomas: sculpture of Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster, sculpture by Thomas Ball, 1876; in Central Park, New York.
Thomas Ball
American sculptor
Thomas Ball (born June 3, 1819, Charlestown, Mass., U.S.—died Dec. 11, 1911, Montclair, N.J.) was a sculptor whose work had a marked influence on monumental art in the United States, especially in New England.
Thomas Ball: Saint John the EvangelistSaint John the Evangelist, marble sculpture by Thomas Ball, 1875; in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 119.1 × 44.5 × 48.9 cm.
Henry ClayBronze statue of Henry Clay, modeled 1858 by Thomas Ball; in the collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Ball began his career as a wood engraver and miniaturist. An accomplished musician, he fashioned many early cabinet busts of musicians. Among his best-known works are an equestrian statue of George Washington (Public Garden, Boston) and the Lincoln “Emancipation” group (Washington, D.C.). He published his autobiography, My Threescore Years and Ten, in 1891.
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