Research Catalog

Title

Edward Clark Potter papers, 1866, 1890-1923.

Author

Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923.

Details

Description

.4 linear foot (1 box)

Summary

Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, clippings, and ephemera documenting Potter's sculptures.

Subjects

• Sculptors
• Photographic prints
• Medals
• Sculpture, American
• Monuments > United States
• Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923

Genre/Form

• Medals.
• Photographic prints.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Source (note)

• Josephson, Dr. Neil D.

Biography (note)

• Edward Clark Potter (1857-1923) was an American sculptor known for his equestrian monuments.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 2474

Author

Potter, Edward Clark, 1857-1923.

Title

Edward Clark Potter papers, 1866, 1890-1923.

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

Edward Clark Potter (1857-1923) was an American sculptor known for his equestrian monuments. He collaborated with Daniel Chester French on sculptural groups for the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Potter's sculptures of animals included the lions in front of the New York Public Library and the Morgan Library in New York City. He was elected to the National Academy of Arts and Letters in 1906.

Connect to:

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Occupation

Sculptors.

Research Call Number

MssCol 2474