William Rush

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William Rush was an early American sculptor renowned for his pioneering wood carvings and public monuments in Philadelphia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf person
sculptor
activeYearsEnd early 19th century
activeYearsStart late 18th century
birthDate 1756-07-04
birthPlace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1833-01-17
deathPlace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork sculpture
wood carving
genre figure carving
public sculpture
hasGender male
influenced development of American public sculpture
later generations of American sculptors
knownAs father of American sculpture
materialUsed painted wood
stone
wood
memberOf American Philosophical Society
movement Neoclassicism
name William Rush NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor pioneering wood carvings in early American sculpture
public monuments in Philadelphia
notableWork Allegorical figure of the Delaware River
Allegorical figure of the Schuylkill River NERFINISHED
Carved figureheads for ships
Public statues and architectural carvings in Philadelphia
Water Nymph and Bittern (Schuylkill River allegory) NERFINISHED
notableWorkLocation Philadelphia public buildings
Philadelphia waterworks NERFINISHED
occupation sculptor
woodcarver
positionHeld director of the waterworks carvings for Philadelphia
member of the Philadelphia City Council
residence Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
trainedAs woodcarver in Philadelphia
workLocation Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED

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