American sculptor William Rush
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American sculptor William Rush was a pioneering early 19th-century woodcarver and public artist, often regarded as the first significant native-born sculptor in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| William Rush | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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sculptor ⓘ woodcarver ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | early 19th century ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1756-07-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1833-01-17 ⓘ |
| employer |
City of Philadelphia
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United States Navy (as carver of figureheads) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public art
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sculpture ⓘ woodcarving ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical sculpture
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portrait sculpture ⓘ religious sculpture ⓘ ship figureheads ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| influenced | early American sculptors ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European neoclassical sculpture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Federal style
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Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| name | William Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first significant native-born American sculptors
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pioneering public sculpture in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Allegory of the Delaware River
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Allegory of the Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ Commodore William Bainbridge figurehead NERFINISHED ⓘ George Washington (carved figurehead) NERFINISHED ⓘ Portrait busts of prominent Philadelphians ⓘ Water Nymph and Bittern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
public artist
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sculptor ⓘ woodcarver ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfBurial | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
carver for the United States Navy
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director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ⓘ |
| residence | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River
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American sculptor William Rush
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