William Rush
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William Rush was an early American sculptor renowned for his pioneering wood carvings and public monuments in Philadelphia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Rush canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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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
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wood carving ⓘ |
| genre |
figure carving
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public sculpture ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American public sculpture
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later generations of American sculptors ⓘ |
| knownAs | father of American sculpture ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
painted wood
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stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| movement | Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| name | William Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering wood carvings in early American sculpture
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public monuments in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Allegorical figure of the Delaware River
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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
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Philadelphia waterworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
sculptor
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woodcarver ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the waterworks carvings for Philadelphia
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member of the Philadelphia City Council ⓘ |
| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedAs | woodcarver in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| workLocation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.