Frederick Hibbard
Frederick Cleveland Hibbard (June 15, 1881 - December 12, 1950) Chicago based American sculptor, born in Canton, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Missouri before deciding to be a sculptor and becoming a pupil of Lorado Taft's at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[1] Hibbard is best remembered for his Civil War memorials, produced to commemorate both the Union and Confederate causes.
Hibbard was a member of the National Sculpture Society and exhibited at their 1923 show, held in New York City.[2]
Selected works
- Carter H. Harrison, Union Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1907.
- Confederate Soldier Monument, Monroe County Courthouse, Forsyth, Georgia, 1907-08.
- General James Shields, Carroll County Courthouse, Carrollton, Missouri, 1910.
- A replica of this is at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul.
- Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), Riverview Park, Hannibal, Missouri, 1913.
- Confederate Monument, erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Shiloh National Military Park, 1917[3]
- Col. Alexander Doniphan, Ray County Courthouse, Richmond, Missouri, 1917-18.
- General Ulysses S. Grant, Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1919.
- Col. David N. Foster, Swinney Park, Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 1922.
- Parade Rest and Lookout, Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1923.[4]
- Bust of John Ross Callahan, Ohio State University College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio, 1923.
- Jefferson Davis, bronze, Jefferson Davis Monument State Historic Site, Fairview, Kentucky, 1924.
- Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn at the Foot of Cardiff Hill, Cardiff Hill, North & Main Streets, Hannibal, Missouri, 1926.
- Jefferson Davis, marble, Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1936.
- Jefferson Davis, bronze, Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, 1940.
- Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Monument, East Park, Racine, Wisconsin, 1943.
- Volney Rogers Memorial, Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Ohio[5]
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General James Shields (1910), Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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General Grant (1919), Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi.
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Parade Rest (1922–23), Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Lookout (1922–23), Soldiers and Sailors National Military Museum and Memorial, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
References
- ↑ McGlaupflin, Alice Coe and Virginia Botsford, Who's Who in American Art The American Federation of Arts, Inc., Washington D.C., 1937
- ↑ National Sculpture Society, Exhibition of American Sculpture Catalogue New York, 1923, p. 103
- ↑ "Shiloh Battlefield - Confederate Monument." National Park Service. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ↑ Evert, Marlyn and Vernon Gay, photographs, ‘’Discovering Pittsburgh’s Sculpture’’, University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA, 1983 p. 204
- ↑ McGlauflin, Alice Coe, editor, ‘’Who’s Who in American Art’’, The American Federation of Arts, Inc., Washington D.C., 1937 p. 245