Cecil de Blaquiere Howard | |
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Cecil de Blaquiere Howard - Torse de boxeur | |
Born | 2 April 1888 |
Died | 5 September 1956 New York |
Nationality | American |
Education | Art Students' League Buffalo - James Earle Fraser – Académie Julian, Paris |
Known for | Sculpture |
Movement | Art deco |
Spouse | Céline Coupet |
Awards | Widener Gold Medal Herbert Adams Memorial Medal National Academy of Design : E. N. Watrous Gold Medal |
Patron(s) | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Henry Luce, Lila Tyng |
Cecil de Blaquiere Howard, sometimes Cecil Howard, (April 2, 1888 – September 5, 1956), born in Clifton, Welland County, Ontario, Canada (today Niagara Falls) was an American painter and sculptor.[1][2]
The sculptor devoted his work to the presentation of the human body in various circumstances and styles, in sports[3] or at rest, experimenting with figurative, polychrome sculptures, cubism, traditional African art, art deco, classicism or neoclassicism. Using different techniques, including modeling and direct carving, he worked with a range of materials, including clay, stone, marble, wood, plasticine, terracotta, plaster, wax, bronze and silver.