John Paulding (sculptor)

John Paulding
Born(1883-04-05)April 5, 1883
Darke County, Ohio
DiedApril 15, 1935(1935-04-15) (aged 52)[1]
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityAmerican
EducationThe Art Institute of Chicago
Known forSculptor
Over the Top, Bolton Landing, New York[2][3]

John Paulding (April 5, 1883 – April 15, 1935) was an American sculptor best remembered for his World War I memorials. Paulding was born in Darke County, Ohio. He studied sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and remained in Chicago until his death in 1935 at age 52.[4]

At least two of his World War I memorials became very popular and casts of them can be found in many places throughout the United States.

  1. ^ "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878–1994". FamilySearch. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. May 17, 2016. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ^ "World War I Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Kopel, Les; Goldsmith, Earl. "The Doughboy "War": E.M. Viquesney vs. John Paulding". The E.M.Viquesney Doughboy Database. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  4. ^ Opitz, Glenn B, editor, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers, Apollo Book, Poughkeepsie NY, 1986 p 703