Richard E. Brooks

Richard Edwin Brooks (1865–1919)[1] was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, studied in Paris under the sculptor Jean-Paul Aubé (1837–1916). His early work Chant de la Vague (Song of the Wave) was idealistic; later works were more conventional statues.[2]

Statue of Thomas Cass by Richard E. Brooks, 1899

Notable works

• Statue of Thomas Cass, in Boston (1899).[3]
• Bust of Francis Amasa Walker in the Boston Public Library (1901).[4]
• Statues for Maryland in the National Statuary Hall Collection (1903):
  • Charles Carroll[5]
  • John Hanson[6]
• Statue of William Henry Seward, in Seattle (1909) for the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition and moved to Volunteer Park in 1910.[7]
• Statue of Robert Treat Paine (a Signer of the Declaration of Independence) in Taunton, Massachusetts (1904)[8]
• Statue of John H. McGraw, in Seattle (1913).[9]

Gallery

• 
  Francis Amasa Walker, 1901
• 
  Robert Treat Paine, 1904
• 
  William Henry Seward, 1909
• 
  Statue of John McGraw, 1913

Honors

• Elected to National Sculpture Society (1897).[10]
• Gold medal in sculpture at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition 1901.[11]
• Elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1908.[12]

Notes

1. Taft, pp 501-503
2. Taft, pp. 501
3. Bacon, Edwin Monroe (1903), Boston: a Guide Book, Ginn & Company, p. 77
4. "The Bust of General Walker", The Tech (PDF), 20, MIT, November 8, 1900, p. 78
5. "Charles Carroll of Carrollton". Architect of the Capitol.
6. "John Hanson". Architect of the Capitol.
7. Stein, Alan J. (June 26, 2007). "Statue of William H. Seward is unveiled at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition on September 10, 1909". HistoryLink.org.
8. Tuoti, Gerry (18 November 2010). "LEST WE FORGET: Robert Treat Paine monument tells of Taunton's Revolutionary War history". Taunton Gazette. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Several decades after Paine’s death, the city contracted sculptor Richard Brooks to create the statue of Paine that now stands in front of City Hall. It was dedicated during a ceremony in 1904.
9. Rochester, Junius (July 6, 2001). "McGraw, John H. (1850-1910)". HistoryLink.org.
10. Beatty, John W. (April 24, 1897), "Art and Artists", The New York Times, p. BR6
11. Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events, D. Appleton and Co., 1902, pp. 238–239
12. "Deceased Members". American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2008-05-22.

References

• Taft, Lorado (1903), History of American Sculpture, MacMillan

External links

• The Points on the Park Sculpture Park
• The Monumental City Famous Monuments
• New York at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis 1904
• "The New Senate Chamber". Maryland State Archives. April 13, 2006. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011.

Pictures of the artist

• Warner, Arthur Churchill (about 1909), Richard E. Brooks - nd., University of Washington Digital Collections, WAR0354 Check date values in: |date= (help)
• Mr. Richard E. Brooks, NYPL Digital Gallery, 1129763

Pictures of sculptures

• "Song of the Wave". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895, cast 1904. Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "The Bather". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1895, cast 1904. Check date values in: |date= (help)
• "Colonel Thomas Cass Statue". Irish-American Historic Places. Retrieved 2008-05-22.
• Warner, Arthur Churchill. "William Henry Seward monument in Seattle, n.d." University of Washington Digital Collections.
• Curtis, Asahel, Statue of John H. McGraw, Seattle, University of Washington Digital Collections, CUR1051
• "The Annapolis Complex Collection". Maryland State Archives. 2002. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09.

Newspaper

• "Statue of Col. Thomas Cass", The New York Times, p. 1, September 23, 1899
• "Art Awards at Buffalo", The New York Times, p. 7, August 7, 1901
• "The Liverpool Exchange Fire", The New York Times, p. 8, December 7, 1901
• "Exhibit by Five Sculptors", The New York Times, p. 6, March 20, 1908
• "Paris Salon Shows Many Americans", The New York Times, p. 4, May 1, 1909
• "Col. Astor in Tennis Match", The New York Times, p. 9, August 8, 1911
• Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph (February 11, 1912), "American Art Show Wins Paris Praise", The New York Times, p. C4