James Earle Fraser

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American artist human sculptor

James Earle Fraser was an American sculptor best known for iconic works such as the "End of the Trail" and designs for U.S. coins and public monuments.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American artist → human → sculptor →
activeYearsEnd	1950s →
activeYearsStart	1890s →
awardReceived	National Medal of Arts (precursor honors in sculpture) →
birthDate	1876-11-04 →
birthPlace	Winona, Minnesota, United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
creatorOf	End of the Trail → design of the Buffalo nickel →
deathDate	1953-10-11 →
deathPlace	Westport, Connecticut, United States →
educatedAt	School of the Art Institute of Chicago → École des Beaux-Arts →
employer	Art Students League of New York →
familyName	Fraser →
fieldOfWork	sculpture →
genre	equestrian sculpture → numismatic design → public monuments →
givenName	James →
movement	American Beaux-Arts tradition →
name	James Earle Fraser →
nationality	American →
notableFor	End of the Trail sculpture depicting a weary Native American warrior → creating public monuments in the United States → designing U.S. coins →
notableWork	Albert Gallatin statue (Washington, D.C.) → Alexander Hamilton statue (Washington, D.C.) → Benjamin Franklin National Memorial statue (Philadelphia) → Buffalo nickel → End of the Trail → Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel obverse design → Indian Head (Buffalo) nickel reverse design → Marquis de Lafayette statue (Paris, Cours-la-Reine) → Pioneer Woman (Confident) statue → Supreme Court pediment sculptures (Authority of Law and Contemplation of Justice) → The Discoverers (U.S. Navy Memorial reliefs) → The Pioneers (U.S. Navy Memorial reliefs) → Thomas Jefferson statue (Jefferson Memorial plaster model contribution) →
occupation	sculptor →
partnerInWork	Laura Gardin Fraser →
positionHeld	instructor at Art Students League of New York →
spouse	Laura Gardin Fraser →
workLocation	New York City → Westport, Connecticut →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Pioneers (U.S. Navy Memorial reliefs) →	artist
The Pioneers (U.S. Navy Memorial reliefs) →	creator
Memorial Bridge →	designerOfStatues
James Earle Fraser →	name