Enid Yandell | |
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![]() Enid Yandell with her sculpture of Pallas Athena, 1896 | |
Born | Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | October 6, 1869
Died | June 12, 1934 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 64)
Resting place | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Father | Lunsford Yandell Jr. |
Relatives | David Wendel Yandell (uncle) Lunsford Yandell (grandfather) |
Enid Yandell (October 6, 1869 – June 12, 1934)[1] was an American sculptor from Louisville, Kentucky, who studied with Auguste Rodin in Paris, Philip Martiny in New York City, and Frederick William MacMonnies.[2]
Yandell specialized in portrait busts and monuments.[2] She created numerous portraits, garden pieces and small works as well as public monuments. The sculpture collection at the Speed Art Museum in her hometown includes a large number of her works in plaster. She contributed to The Woman's Building at the Chicago World's Fair.