Emily Clayton Bishop

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Emily Clayton Bishop
Emily Clayton Bishop
Born(1883-04-23)April 23, 1883
Cavetown, Maryland, U.S.
DiedMarch 1, 1912(1912-03-01) (aged 28)
Smithsburg, Maryland, U.S.
Known forBronze sculpture

Emily Clayton Bishop (April 23, 1883 – March 1, 1912) was an American prize-winning sculptor.[1] Although she died at a young age, her works in bronze and plaster are found in museum collections such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum and in shows such as Modern Women at PAFA (2013). Her childhood home, the Emily Clayton Bishop house, is a Maryland State historic site. The home sold in 2019 for $115,000.

  1. ^ "St. Mary's Female Seminary, Junior College. Alumni 1846-1940 St. Mary's City, Maryland" (PDF). St. Mary's Female Seminary. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.