Thomas Crawford: American Sculptor

by Robert Gale

Thomas Crawford (1813-1857) was the first American sculptor to study in Italy for an extended period of time. There, along with other artists--Greenough, Story, and Powers--he was part of a group that made prolific contributions to American neoclassical art. He is best known as the sculptor of much of the statuary and bas-reliefs of our nation s Capitol: the pediment figures over the Senate and of the House of Representatives, and the bronze Freedom atop the Capitol s dome. In writing this biography, Robert Gale was given exclusive access to all of Crawford s personal papers by the sculptor s granddaughter. An appendix lists extant works of Crawford and where they are found, and several plates illustrate his sculpture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822983869
• ISBN13: 9780822983866
• Release Date: May 1964
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"